a bird flea vs American red squirrel

Ceratophyllus vagabundus compared with Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	American red squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Siphonaptera (蚤目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Tamiasciurus
Species	Ceratophyllus vagabundus	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and American red squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	American red squirrel
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.

American red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

American red squirrel

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species in the genus Tamiasciurus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway