Dog tick vs Gray Slender Opossum

Ixodes canisuga compared with Marmosops incanus

Key Differences

• Dog tick is Not Evaluated while Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Gray Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ixodidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ixodes	Marmosops
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Marmosops incanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dog tick and Gray Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Gray Slender Opossum
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.

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.