Beautiful Plume vs Dog tick

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Dog 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	Pterophoridae	Ixodidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Ixodes
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden