Castor bean tick vs Mongolian gerbil

Ixodes ricinus compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Mongolian gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ixodidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ixodes	Meriones
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Meriones unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Mongolian gerbil
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).

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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 3 countries:

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