Bed-jacket vs Bird flea

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Bird flea
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family Sapindaceae Ceratophyllidae
Genus Alectryon Ceratophyllus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Bird flea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

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.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. 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.

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