a bat flea vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Ischnopsyllus simplex compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Artibeus
Species	Ischnopsyllus simplex	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

a bat flea

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