Butterfly-leaf vs Duck Flea

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Butterfly-leaf

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