Cormorant tick vs Javan Rusa

Ixodes unicavatus compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Cormorant tick is Not Evaluated while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cormorant tick	Javan Rusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ixodidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ixodes	Rusa
Species	Ixodes unicavatus	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cormorant tick	Javan Rusa
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.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.