a bat flea vs Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Ischnopsyllus simplex compared with Lissodelphis borealis

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Northern Right Whale Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Lissodelphis
Species	Ischnopsyllus simplex	Lissodelphis borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Northern Right Whale Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Northern Right Whale Dolphin
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.

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

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.