black-calabash vs Pigeon Flea

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ceratophyllus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ceratophyllus columbae

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.