a bat flea vs Blue star

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Blue star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Amsonia
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Blue star
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.

Blue star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.