a bat flea vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Northern Rock Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Northern Rock Deermouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Peromyscus
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Peromyscus nasutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Northern Rock Deermouse
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 Rock Deermouse

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.