Castor bean tick vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Ixodes ricinus compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ixodidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ixodes	Mops
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
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).

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

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.