Dwarf Flying Fox vs Shrew tick

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Shrew 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 woodfordi	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Shrew tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.