Handley's Red Bat vs Taiga tick

Lasiurus atratus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Taiga 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 persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Taiga 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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.