a bat flea vs Arctic grass

Ischnopsyllus hexactenus compared with Arctagrostis latifolia

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Arctic grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Arctic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Arctagrostis
Species	Ischnopsyllus hexactenus	Arctagrostis latifolia

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Arctic grass
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.

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus hexactenus) 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.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden