a bat flea vs Japanese Water Shrew

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Chimarrogale
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Japanese Water 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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.