a bat flea vs Ooldea dunnart

Ischnopsyllus simplex compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Sminthopsis
Species	Ischnopsyllus simplex	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

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.