a bat flea vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Echymipera
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Long-nosed Echymipera share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Long-nosed Echymipera
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.

Long-nosed Echymipera

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.