Castor bean tick vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Ixodes ricinus compared with Marmosops parvidens

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ixodidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ixodes	Marmosops
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Marmosops parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Delicate Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Delicate Slender Opossum
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).

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.