Antrocaryon vs Dog tick

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	Dog tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Ixodes
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Ixodes canisuga

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.