Long-legged bat tick vs Narrow-headed Vole

Ixodes vespertilionis compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

  • Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-legged bat tick Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ixodida (Ixodida) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Ixodidae Cricetidae
Genus Ixodes Microtus
Species Ixodes vespertilionis Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-legged bat tick Narrow-headed Vole
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.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-legged bat tick

No description available.

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

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