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Bat tick

Ixodes simplex

Classification

Order
Ixodida
Family
Ixodidae

Carios vespertilionis, also known as the short-legged bat tick, is an argasid tick parasite of bats. It is a widely-distributed species, found widely in Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is usually host-specific to bats, especially Pipistrelles species, and is known to parasitise bats in all different types of transient colonies and roost types.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Portugal · 2