Alder vs Duck Flea

Alnus glutinosa compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

Alder is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Alnus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder

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