Blistering Ammania vs Marsh tick

Ammannia baccifera compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Marsh tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Lythraceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Ammannia	Ixodes
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Ixodes apronophorus

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian