a bat flea vs Potto

Nycteridopsylla eusarca compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Nycteridopsylla	Perodicticus
Species	Nycteridopsylla eusarca	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Potto
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.

Potto

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.