bastard copperleaf vs Duck Flea

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acalypha	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.