Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Dog tick

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Plecotus	Ixodes
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Long-eared Bat and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Alpine Long-eared Bat

The Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.