a bat flea vs Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Chaerephon jobimena

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Black-and-red Free-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	Molossidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Chaerephon
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Chaerephon jobimena

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Black-and-red Free-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.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.