Castor bean tick vs Gray Birch Mouse

Ixodes ricinus compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Gray Birch Mouse
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	Sicista
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Sicista pseudonapaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Gray Birch Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Gray Birch Mouse
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).

Gray Birch Mouse

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.