Ixodes vespertilionis C.L. Koch, 1844
(Long-legged Bat Tick)

Interactions where Ixodes vespertilionis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of Major Rhinolophus horseshoe bat species Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus/Rhinolophushorseshoe bat speciesMajor
sucks the blood of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater Horseshoe Bat Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus ferrumequinum/Rhinolophus ferrumequinumgreater horseshoe bat
sucks the blood of Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser Horseshoe Bat Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus hipposideros/Rhinolophus hipposideroslesser horseshoe bat
sucks the blood of Eptesicus serotinus Serotine Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and Biology, Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Eptesicus serotinus/Eptesicus serotinusserotine
sucks the blood of Minor Miniopterus schreibersii Common Bent-wing Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Miniopterus schreibersii/Miniopterus schreibersiicommon bent-wing batMinor
sucks the blood of Minor Myotis myotis bat species Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Myotis/Myotismyotis bat speciesMinor
sucks the blood of Minor [Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.] pipistrelles Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionis/Ixodes (Ixodes) vespertilionislong-legged bat tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l./Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.pipistrellesMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Evans, G.O., Sheals, J.G. & MacFarlane, D., 1961The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: 1. Introduction and BiologyThe Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles, Vol 1, 219pp, British Museum (Natural History)
Hillyard, P.D., 1996Ticks of North-West EuropeSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 52, 178pp, Field Studies Council

Ixodes vespertilionis (Long-legged Bat Tick) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIxodes vespertilionis (Long-legged Bat Tick)
GenusIxodes (hard ticks)
FamilyIXODIDAE (hard ticks)
OrderIXODIDA (ticks)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ixodes vespertilionis (Long-legged Bat Tick)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Dodds, D. A brief guide to bat ectoparasites http://www.bats.org.uk/data/files/BatCareConf2018/A_Brief_Guide_to_Bat_ectoparasites_fourth_edition.pdf

Ixodes vespertilionis (Long-legged Bat Tick) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ixodes vespertilionis (Long-legged Bat Tick):

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