dog tapeworm vs fox tapeworm

Echinococcus granulosus compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dog tapeworm	fox tapeworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class same	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order same	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family same	Taeniidae	Taeniidae
Genus same	Echinococcus	Echinococcus
Species	Echinococcus granulosus	Echinococcus multilocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

dog tapeworm and fox tapeworm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Echinococcus.

Conservation Status

dog tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dog tapeworm	fox tapeworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dog tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden