Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Marsh tick

Carollia subrufa compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed 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	Carollia	Ixodes
Species	Carollia subrufa	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed 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.