Bed-jacket vs Pigeon Flea

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Pigeon 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 columbae

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Pigeon 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.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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.

Pigeon Flea

No description available.

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