beaded chestnut vs Castor bean tick

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Noctuidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Agrochola	Ixodes
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden