Jungle Shrew vs Long-legged bat tick

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Soricidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Suncus	Ixodes
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.