a bat flea vs alpine pussytoes

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Antennaria alpina

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while alpine pussytoes is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	alpine pussytoes
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Antennaria
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Antennaria alpina

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	alpine pussytoes
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.

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus elongatus) 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.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden