Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Long-legged bat tick

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Ixodes
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.