a bird flea vs African elephant

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

  • a bird flea is Not Evaluated while African elephant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank a bird flea African elephant
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Arthropoda (節足動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Insecta (昆虫) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Siphonaptera (ノミ) Proboscidea (ゾウ目)
Family Ceratophyllidae Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus Ceratophyllus Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species Ceratophyllus hirundinis Loxodonta africana

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and African elephant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute a bird flea African elephant
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 65 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

African elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. 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 hirundinis) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

African elephant

地球上最大の陸上動物であるアフリカゾウは体重7,000 kgに達し、サハラ以南のサバンナ、森林、湿地に生息する。成熟した雌が群れを率いる高度に知的な社会構造を持ち、超低周波音やうなり声、接触によって意思疎通する。木を引き倒したり水飲み場を掘ったり種子を散布したりすることで生態系を形成するエンジニア種だが、象牙の密猟や生息地の喪失により個体数は減少しており、危急(VU)とされている。

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