black-calabash vs Taiga tick

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Taiga 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 persulcatus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Taiga 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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.