a bat flea vs Babouin de Guinée

Ischnopsyllus octactenus compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Babouin de Guinée is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Babouin de Guinée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Papio
Species	Ischnopsyllus octactenus	Papio papio

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Babouin de Guinée share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Babouin de Guinée

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Babouin de Guinée
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.

Babouin de Guinée

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.