Hare's-tail vs Passerine tick

Lagurus ovatus compared with Ixodes frontalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Passerine tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Lagurus	Ixodes
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Ixodes frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hare's-tail and Passerine tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Passerine tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden