Castor bean tick vs Peruvian night monkey

Ixodes ricinus compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ixodidae	Aotidae
Genus	Ixodes	Aotus
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Peruvian night monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Peruvian night monkey
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).

Peruvian night monkey

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.