a bird flea vs Andean White-eared Opossum

Ceratophyllus vagabundus compared with Didelphis pernigra

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Andean White-eared Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Andean White-eared Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Siphonaptera (Pulga)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Didelphis
Species	Ceratophyllus vagabundus	Didelphis pernigra

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Andean White-eared Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Andean White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Andean White-eared Opossum
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.

Andean White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus vagabundus) 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.

Andean White-eared Opossum

The Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.