Globe Thistle vs Sand martin tick

Echinops ritro compared with Ixodes lividus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Sand martin 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 lividus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Sand martin tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Sand martin 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.

Sand martin tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark