Bear-Grape vs Bird flea

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Bird flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ceratophyllus
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States