a bat flea vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Vampyrodes major

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Vampyrodes
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Vampyrodes major

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.