a Sand Martin flea vs beach alectryon

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Alectryon coriaceus

Key Differences

• a Sand Martin flea is Not Evaluated while beach alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a Sand Martin flea	beach 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 coriaceus

Conservation Status

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a Sand Martin flea	beach 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.

beach 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.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.