a bat flea vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Nepalese Field 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	Apodemus
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Apodemus gurkha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Nepalese Field 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.

Nepalese Field 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.