a bat flea vs Pied Tamarin

Ischnopsyllus hexactenus compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Saguinus
Species	Ischnopsyllus hexactenus	Saguinus bicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Pied Tamarin
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.

Pied Tamarin

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.