Beautiful Pearl vs Duck Flea

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Crambidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Agrotera	Ceratophyllus
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden