Bird flea vs Butterfly-leaf

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Flöhe)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Adenolobus
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Butterfly-leaf
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.

Butterfly-leaf

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.

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.