Arctic daisy vs Castor bean tick

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Castor bean tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ixodidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Ixodes
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Ixodes ricinus

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway