Bed-jacket vs Bird flea

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Bird flea
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order Sapindales (无患子目) Siphonaptera (蚤目)
Family Sapindaceae Ceratophyllidae
Genus Alectryon Ceratophyllus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Bird flea
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

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.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.

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