Big-eared Flying Fox vs Cormorant tick

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ixodes unicavatus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Cormorant tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Cormorant tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ixodes
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ixodes unicavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Cormorant tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Cormorant tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cormorant tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.