a bat flea vs Blassfuchs

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Blassfuchs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Blassfuchs
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Siphonaptera (Flöhe)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Vulpes pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Blassfuchs share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Blassfuchs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Blassfuchs
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, and Sweden.

Blassfuchs

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus octactenus) is a species in the genus Ischnopsyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.