Alectryon vs Duck Flea

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ceratophyllus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.