Passerine tick vs Wühlmauszecke

Ixodes frontalis compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Passerine tick	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 frontalis	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Wühlmauszecke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Passerine tick	Wühlmauszecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden