Argentinian Brown Bat vs Castor bean tick

Eptesicus furinalis compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Argentinian Brown Bat is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentinian Brown Bat	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Ixodes
Species	Eptesicus furinalis	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentinian Brown Bat and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Argentinian Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentinian Brown Bat	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentinian Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Argentinian Brown Bat

The Argentinian Brown Bat, Eptesicus furinalis, is a species. It is currently assessed 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.