Duck Flea vs Foca pía

Ceratophyllus garei compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duck Flea	Foca pía
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Pagophilus
Species	Ceratophyllus garei	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Foca pía

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duck Flea	Foca pía
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.

Foca pía

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden