a Sand Martin flea vs Chalk Maple

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• a Sand Martin flea is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a Sand Martin flea	Chalk Maple
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	Acer
Species	Ceratophyllus styx	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a Sand Martin flea	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.