a bat flea vs Botta's pocket gopher

Nycteridopsylla eusarca compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Geomyidae
Genus	Nycteridopsylla	Thomomys
Species	Nycteridopsylla eusarca	Thomomys bottae

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Botta's pocket gopher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bat flea

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

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.