a bat flea vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Lesser Taiwanese 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Chodsigoa sodalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Lesser Taiwanese 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.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.