a bat flea vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.