Castor bean tick vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Ixodes ricinus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ixodidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ixodes	Hemiechinus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Long-eared Hedgehog
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).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.