Meteoro de California vs Duck Flea

Microtus californicus compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Meteoro de California is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meteoro de California	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Microtus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Microtus californicus	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Meteoro de California and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meteoro de California

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meteoro de California	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meteoro de California

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Meteoro de California

The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.