Castor bean tick vs Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Ixodes ricinus compared with Ancistrops strigilatus

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ixodidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Ixodes	Ancistrops
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Ancistrops strigilatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Chestnut-winged Hookbill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Chestnut-winged Hookbill
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).

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway