Bird flea vs Black Laceweaver

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Amaurobius
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Amaurobius ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and Black Laceweaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Black Laceweaver
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 Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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 Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States