Globe Thistle vs Marsh tick

Echinops ritro compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.