a bat flea vs Argentinian Brown Bat

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Eptesicus furinalis

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Argentinian Brown Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Argentinian Brown Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Eptesicus
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Eptesicus furinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Argentinian Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Argentinian Brown Bat
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, Portugal, and Sweden.

Argentinian Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus intermedius) is a species in the genus Ischnopsyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Argentinian Brown Bat

The Argentinian Brown Bat, Eptesicus furinalis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.