Castor bean tick vs Javan Rusa

Ixodes ricinus compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Javan Rusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ixodidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ixodes	Rusa
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Javan Rusa
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).

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway