Bird's Eye vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Entomobryidae
Genus	Alectryon	Entomobrya
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Entomobrya nivalis

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.