a bat flea vs Eastern Mole

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Talpidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Scalopus
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus octactenus) 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.