Rata de Campo vs Taiga tick

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Arachnida (arácnidos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Ixodes
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

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.

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.