Kalmus vs Flea

Acorus calamus compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Key Differences

• Kalmus is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus	Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Siphonaptera (Flöhe)
Family	Acoraceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acorus	Nosopsyllus
Species	Acorus calamus	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kalmus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Kalmus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States