a bat flea vs Mangue d'Alexandre

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Crossarchus alexandri

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Mangue d'Alexandre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Mangue d'Alexandre
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Crossarchus
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Crossarchus alexandri

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Mangue d'Alexandre share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mangue d'Alexandre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Mangue d'Alexandre
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.

Mangue d'Alexandre

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.

Mangue d'Alexandre

The Alexander's cusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) is a species in the genus Crossarchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.