Bloodwort vs Long-legged bat tick

Achillea millefolium compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ixodidae
Genus	Achillea	Ixodes
Species	Achillea millefolium	Ixodes vespertilionis

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan