a bird flea vs alpine silverwort

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	alpine silverwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Anthelia
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Anthelia julacea

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	alpine silverwort
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.

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus fringillae) 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.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden