Castor bean tick vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Ixodes ricinus compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ixodidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ixodes	Leontocebus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Leontocebus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.