a bat flea vs bardana

Ischnopsyllus intermedius compared with Arctium lappa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	bardana
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Pulga)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Arctium
Species	Ischnopsyllus intermedius	Arctium lappa

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	bardana
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.

bardana

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

bardana

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden