a bat flea vs Olive-colored Akodont

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Abrothrix olivaceus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Olive-colored Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Olive-colored Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Abrothrix
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Abrothrix olivaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Olive-colored Akodont share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Olive-colored Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Olive-colored Akodont
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.

Olive-colored Akodont

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.