Alpine marmot vs Long-legged bat tick

Marmota marmota compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ixodidae
Genus	Marmota	Ixodes
Species	Marmota marmota	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.