a bat flea vs Northern three-striped opossum

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Monodelphis americana

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Northern three-striped opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Northern three-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Monodelphis
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Monodelphis americana

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Northern three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern three-striped opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Northern three-striped opossum
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 three-striped opossum

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.