Dog tick vs Lamulate Shrew

Ixodes canisuga compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Dog tick is Not Evaluated while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ixodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ixodes	Chodsigoa
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Chodsigoa lamula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Lamulate Shrew
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.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.