a bird flea vs bardana

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Arctium lappa

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while bardana is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	bardana
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Pulga)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Arctium
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Arctium lappa

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	bardana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus rossittensis) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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