Alectryon vs Flea

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

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	Pulicidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ctenocephalides
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ctenocephalides canis

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

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.