Bird flea vs Carricerín Común

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Carricerín Común
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Acrocephalidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Acrocephalus
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and Carricerín Común share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Carricerín Común

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Carricerín Común
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Carricerín Común

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Bird flea

The Bird flea (Ceratophyllus zhovtyi) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Carricerín Común

El carricero comun (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.