bardana vs Duck Flea

Arctium lappa compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• bardana is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bardana	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Arctium	Ceratophyllus
Species	Arctium lappa	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bardana	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bardana

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

bardana

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden