Bird flea vs black-calabash

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Amphitecna
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.