Castor bean tick vs Gray Marmot

Ixodes ricinus compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Gray Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ixodidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ixodes	Marmota
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Marmota baibacina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Gray Marmot
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 Marmot

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.