Long-legged bat tick vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Ixodes vespertilionis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-legged bat tick	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ixodidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Ixodes	Amblysomus
Species	Ixodes vespertilionis	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-legged bat tick and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-legged bat tick	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.