fox tapeworm vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Taeniidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Echinococcus	Thyroptera
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

fox tapeworm and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.