Castor bean tick vs Palawan Treeshrew

Ixodes ricinus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Ixodidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Ixodes	Tupaia
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Palawan Treeshrew
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).

Palawan Treeshrew

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.