ambatch vs Pigeon Flea

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• ambatch is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	Pigeon 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 columbae

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	Pigeon 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.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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