Buff-throated Apalis vs Castor bean tick

Apalis rufogularis compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Buff-throated Apalis is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Apalis	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cisticolidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Apalis	Ixodes
Species	Apalis rufogularis	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-throated Apalis and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Apalis	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-throated Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Buff-throated Apalis

The Buff-Throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway