Bird flea vs bull-oak

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Allocasuarina luehmannii

Key Differences

• Bird flea is Least Concern while bull-oak is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	bull-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Allocasuarina
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Allocasuarina luehmannii

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

bull-oak

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	bull-oak
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.

bull-oak

Habitat

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.

bull-oak

The bull-oak (Allocasuarina luehmannii) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.