arrow-poison-tree vs Bird flea

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Bird flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

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

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.