black-calabash vs Shrew tick

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Shrew tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ixodes
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ixodes trianguliceps

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Shrew tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.