a bat flea vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Leontocebus
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Leontocebus illigeri

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

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.