Flea vs Northern rat flea

Nosopsyllus londiniensis compared with Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Northern rat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Siphonaptera (蚤目)	Siphonaptera (蚤目)
Family same	Ceratophyllidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus same	Nosopsyllus	Nosopsyllus
Species	Nosopsyllus londiniensis	Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Northern rat flea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nosopsyllus.

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern rat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Northern rat flea
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.

Northern rat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (23 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States