bastard copperleaf vs Pigeon Flea

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Pigeon 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 columbae

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Pigeon 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.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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.