a bat flea vs Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Mops leucogaster

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Grandidier's 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	Mops
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Mops leucogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Grandidier's 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.

Grandidier's 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.