a bat flea vs Dusky Flying Fox

Ischnopsyllus hexactenus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Dusky Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ischnopsyllus hexactenus	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.