Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Taiga tick

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Trochilidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Ixodes
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-hooded Sunbeam and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Black-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.