a bat flea vs Potto

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Perodicticus
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Potto
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.

Potto

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.