a bird flea vs Cerf de Timor

Ceratophyllus borealis compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Cerf de Timor
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Rusa
Species	Ceratophyllus borealis	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Cerf de Timor share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Cerf de Timor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cerf de Timor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus borealis) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway