alpine silverwort vs Castor bean tick

Anthelia julacea compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Castor bean tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anthelia	Ixodes
Species	Anthelia julacea	Ixodes ricinus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden