Castor bean tick vs chainfruit

Ixodes ricinus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ixodidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ixodes	Alyxia
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	chainfruit
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).

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.