Fuchszecke vs Wühlmauszecke

Ixodes canisuga compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuchszecke	Wühlmauszecke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)
Order same	Ixodida (Zecken)	Ixodida (Zecken)
Family same	Ixodidae	Ixodidae
Genus same	Ixodes	Ixodes
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Fuchszecke and Wühlmauszecke share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ixodes.

Conservation Status

Fuchszecke

NE — Not Evaluated

Wühlmauszecke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuchszecke	Wühlmauszecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuchszecke

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Wühlmauszecke

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 2 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden