a bat flea vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Carollia
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Gray Short-tailed 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.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

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.