Agrimony vs Castor bean tick

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Castor bean tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Ixodidae
Genus	Agrimonia	Ixodes
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Ixodes ricinus

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Castor bean tick

The Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus) is a species in the genus Ixodes. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden