Castor bean tick vs Pale-faced Bat

Ixodes ricinus compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ixodidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ixodes	Phylloderma
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Pale-faced Bat
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).

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.