Gray Red-backed Vole vs Long-legged bat tick

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Myodes	Ixodes
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.