a Sand Martin flea vs Alectryon

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• a Sand Martin flea is Not Evaluated while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a Sand Martin flea	Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Alectryon
Species	Ceratophyllus styx	Alectryon tropicus

Conservation Status

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a Sand Martin flea	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a Sand Martin flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

Habitat

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

a Sand Martin flea

A sand martin flea (Ceratophyllus styx) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.