Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Taiga tick

Dendrogale murina compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Tupaiidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Ixodes
Species	Dendrogale murina	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.