a bat flea vs Monk Saki

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Monk Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Pithecia
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Pithecia monachus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

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.