Black flying fox vs Dog tick

Pteropus alecto compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Dog 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 alecto	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

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.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.