Dog tick vs Globe Thistle

Ixodes canisuga compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ixodidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Ixodes	Echinops
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Echinops exaltatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dog tick and Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden