a bat flea vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Ischnopsyllus simplex compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Macroglossus
Species	Ischnopsyllus simplex	Macroglossus sobrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.