Alectryon vs Flea

Alectryon tropicus compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	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	Nosopsyllus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.