a bird flea vs Горбатый кит

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

  • a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Горбатый кит is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank a bird flea Горбатый кит
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Arthropoda (членистоногие) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Insecta (насекомые) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Siphonaptera (Блохи) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Ceratophyllidae Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus Ceratophyllus Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species Ceratophyllus hirundinis Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Горбатый кит share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Горбатый кит

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute a bird flea Горбатый кит
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 50 years
Average Length 15.0 m
Average Weight 30.0 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.

Горбатый кит

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). 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.

Горбатый кит

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia