Bird flea vs bristly bearberry

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Arctostaphylos
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.