Large False Serotine vs Marsh tick

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Marsh 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	Hesperoptenus	Ixodes
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.