Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bird flea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bird flea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bird flea
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Siphonaptera (หมัด)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ceratophyllus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 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.