Castor bean tick vs Four-toed Jerboa

Ixodes ricinus compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ixodidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ixodes	Allactaga
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Four-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Four-toed Jerboa
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).

Four-toed Jerboa

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.