Caquetá Titi vs Taiga tick

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá Titi	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Pitheciidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Ixodes
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caquetá Titi and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá Titi	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caquetá Titi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Caquetá Titi

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the