Arctic Blue vs Long-legged bat tick

Agriades aquilo compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Lycaenidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Agriades	Ixodes
Species	Agriades aquilo	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Arctic Blue

The Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) is a species in the genus Agriades. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden