Javan Rusa vs Marsh tick

Rusa timorensis compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Ixodidae
Genus	Rusa	Ixodes
Species	Rusa timorensis	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.