Large False Serotine vs Taiga tick

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Taiga 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 persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.