Brown oak slender vs Tree-hole tick

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Gracillariidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Ixodes
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Tree-hole tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Tree-hole tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden