Castor bean tick vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Ixodes ricinus compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Dusky 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 fuscatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Dusky 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).

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.