a bat flea vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Brachytarsomys
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

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.