ambatch vs Bird flea

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	Bird flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Ceratophyllus
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af

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.