Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Tree-hole tick

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Tree-hole 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 poliocephalus	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Tree-hole tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Tree-hole tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.