a bat flea vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Fiery Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Acomys
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Acomys ignitus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Fiery Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Fiery Spiny Mouse
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.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

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.