a bat flea vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Sminthopsis
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Gray-bellied dunnart
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.

Gray-bellied dunnart

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.