Castor bean tick vs Ooldea dunnart

Ixodes ricinus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ixodidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ixodes	Sminthopsis
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Ooldea dunnart
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).

Ooldea dunnart

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.