Castor bean tick vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Ixodes ricinus compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ixodidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ixodes	Piliocolobus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Oustalet's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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).

Oustalet's Red Colobus

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.