Black-headed Night Monkey vs Castor bean tick

Aotus nigriceps compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Aotidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Aotus	Ixodes
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.