Castor bean tick vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Ixodes ricinus compared with Artibeus obscurus

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Dark fruit-eating bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ixodidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ixodes	Artibeus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Artibeus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Dark fruit-eating bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Dark fruit-eating bat
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).

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.