alpine lady's-mantle vs Duck Flea

Alchemilla alpina compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Ceratophyllus
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden