Castor bean tick vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Ixodes ricinus compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ixodidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ixodes	Pseudantechinus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Fat-tailed false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.