Duck Flea vs Oriental House Rat

Ceratophyllus garei compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Duck Flea is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duck Flea	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Siphonaptera (Блохи)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Rattus
Species	Ceratophyllus garei	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Duck Flea and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duck Flea	Oriental House Rat
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.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).