Hundebandwurm vs Fuchsbandwurm

Echinococcus granulosus compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hundebandwurm	Fuchsbandwurm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Platyhelminthes (Plattwürmer)	Platyhelminthes (Plattwürmer)
Class same	Cestoda (Bandwürmer)	Cestoda (Bandwürmer)
Order same	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family same	Taeniidae	Taeniidae
Genus same	Echinococcus	Echinococcus
Species	Echinococcus granulosus	Echinococcus multilocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hundebandwurm and Fuchsbandwurm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Echinococcus.

Conservation Status

Hundebandwurm

NE — Not Evaluated

Fuchsbandwurm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hundebandwurm	Fuchsbandwurm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hundebandwurm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fuchsbandwurm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden