Handley's Red Bat vs Long-legged bat tick

Lasiurus atratus compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Ixodes
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Red Bat and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.