Bishop's Mitre vs Castor bean tick

Aelia acuminata compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Pentatomidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Aelia	Ixodes
Species	Aelia acuminata	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Mitre and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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