Large False Serotine vs Shrew tick

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Shrew 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 trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.