a bat flea vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Ischnopsyllus elongatus compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• a bat flea is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bat flea	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Siphonaptera (Блохи)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Ischnopsyllidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Ischnopsyllus	Balantiopteryx
Species	Ischnopsyllus elongatus	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

a bat flea and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

a bat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bat flea	Ecuadorian Sac-winged 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, and Sweden.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

a bat flea

The a bat flea (Ischnopsyllus elongatus) 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.