Ardilla Listada Oriental vs Castor bean tick

Tamias striatus compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Ardilla Listada Oriental is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Listada Oriental	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ixodidae
Genus	Tamias	Ixodes
Species	Tamias striatus	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ardilla Listada Oriental and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ardilla Listada Oriental

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Listada Oriental	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ardilla Listada Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Ardilla Listada Oriental

The Ardilla Listada Oriental (Tamias striatus) is a species in the genus Tamias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway