Beautiful Pearl vs Shrew tick

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Shrew 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	Crambidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Agrotera	Ixodes
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Shrew tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Shrew tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden