Black flying fox vs Long-legged bat tick

Pteropus alecto compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Long-legged bat 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 vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.