Castor bean tick vs Formosan rock macaque

Ixodes ricinus compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ixodidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ixodes	Macaca
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Macaca cyclopis

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Formosan rock macaque share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Formosan rock macaque
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).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan