a bat flea vs Mountain Water Rat

Nycteridopsylla eusarca compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nycteridopsylla	Baiyankamys
Species	Nycteridopsylla eusarca	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

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.