Castor bean tick vs Mountain Tapir

Ixodes ricinus compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ixodidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Ixodes	Tapirus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Tapirus pinchaque

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Mountain Tapir
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).

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.