a bat flea vs Northern elephant seal

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Mirounga
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

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.