a bat flea vs Cursorial Akodont

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Akodon cursor

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Cursorial Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Cursorial Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Akodon
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Akodon cursor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Cursorial Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Cursorial Akodont
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.

Cursorial Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.