Dog tick vs Jungle cat

Ixodes canisuga compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Dog tick is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Jungle cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ixodidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ixodes	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.