a bat flea vs Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Lichonycteris degener

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Lichonycteris
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Lichonycteris degener

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat
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.

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.