Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Long-legged bat tick

Alticola macrotis compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Alticola	Ixodes
Species	Alticola macrotis	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Long-legged bat tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

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.