American Dog Tick vs Ballena jorobada

Dermacentor variabilis compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• American Dog Tick is Not Evaluated while Ballena jorobada is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Dog Tick	Ballena jorobada
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ixodidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Dermacentor	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Dermacentor variabilis	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

American Dog Tick and Ballena jorobada share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Dog Tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Ballena jorobada

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Dog Tick	Ballena jorobada
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Dog Tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ballena jorobada

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Dog Tick

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a species in the genus Dermacentor. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Ballena jorobada

Entre las ballenas grandes más acrobáticas, las ballenas jorobadas son célebres por sus complejos y estremecedores cantos entonados por los machos durante la temporada reproductiva, que pueden durar horas y evolucionar con el tiempo. Alcanzando 16 metros y 30 toneladas, realizan las migraciones más largas de cualquier mamífero. Se encuentran en todos los océanos y se alimentan de krill y peces pequeños mediante la técnica cooperativa de pesca con red de burbujas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden