Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Marsh tick

Artibeus cinereus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ixodes
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.