a bird flea vs alpine lady's-mantle

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Alchemilla alpina

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	alpine lady's-mantle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Alchemilla
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Alchemilla alpina

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	alpine lady's-mantle
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, Portugal, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus hirundinis) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden