Cormorant tick vs Eastern Mole

Ixodes unicavatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Cormorant tick is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cormorant tick	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ixodidae	Talpidae
Genus	Ixodes	Scalopus
Species	Ixodes unicavatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cormorant tick and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cormorant tick	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cormorant tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.