a bat flea vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Ischnopsyllus simplex compared with Ariteus flavescens

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Jamaican Fig-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	Ariteus
Species	Ischnopsyllus simplex	Ariteus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Jamaican Fig-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Jamaican Fig-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.

Jamaican Fig-eating 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.