a Sand Martin flea vs black currant-tree

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• a Sand Martin flea is Not Evaluated while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a Sand Martin flea	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Antidesma
Species	Ceratophyllus styx	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Conservation Status

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a Sand Martin flea	black currant-tree
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.

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

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.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. 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 in Guyana.