False Serotine Bat vs Marsh tick

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Ixodes
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Serotine Bat and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.