Castor bean tick vs Chacoan Mara

Ixodes ricinus compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ixodidae	Caviidae
Genus	Ixodes	Dolichotis
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Dolichotis salinicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Chacoan Mara share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.