a bat flea vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Ischnopsyllus variabilis compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Calomyscus
Species	Ischnopsyllus variabilis	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus variabilis) 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.