a bat flea vs Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Syconycteris carolinae

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Halmaheran Blossom Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Syconycteris
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Syconycteris carolinae

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Halmaheran Blossom Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Halmaheran Blossom 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.

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

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.