Flea vs Hare's-tail

Nosopsyllus londiniensis compared with Lagurus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Hare's-tail
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Nosopsyllus	Lagurus
Species	Nosopsyllus londiniensis	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States