Castor bean tick vs puma

Ixodes ricinus compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ixodidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ixodes	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, 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.