alpine silverwort vs Bird flea

Anthelia julacea compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Bird flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Anthelia	Ceratophyllus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bird flea

The Bird flea (Ceratophyllus zhovtyi) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.