a bat flea vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Mormoops
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Peters's Ghost-faced 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.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.