Bird flea vs chainfruit

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Alyxia
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

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