Dog tick vs Lesser Naked Bat

Ixodes canisuga compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Dog tick is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ixodidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ixodes	Cheiromeles
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dog tick and Lesser Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Lesser Naked Bat
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.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.