Dog tick vs Great Flying Fox

Ixodes canisuga compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Dog tick is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ixodidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ixodes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dog tick and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.