Duck Flea vs Musarañita

Ceratophyllus garei compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Duck Flea is Not Evaluated while Musarañita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duck Flea	Musarañita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Suncus
Species	Ceratophyllus garei	Suncus etruscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Musarañita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duck Flea	Musarañita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Musarañita

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Musarañita

La musaraña etrusca (Suncus etruscus) está clasificada como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.