a bat flea vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Ischnopsyllus simplex compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Mystacina
Species	Ischnopsyllus simplex	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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.