La garrapata de las semillas del ricino vs León

Ixodes ricinus compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

  • La garrapata de las semillas del ricino is Not Evaluated while León is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank La garrapata de las semillas del ricino León
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (artrópodos) Chordata (cordados)
Class Arachnida (arácnidos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Ixodida (Ixodida) Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family Ixodidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Ixodes Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Ixodes ricinus Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

La garrapata de las semillas del ricino and León share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

La garrapata de las semillas del ricino

NE — Not Evaluated

León

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute La garrapata de las semillas del ricino León
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 2.5 m
Average Weight 190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

La garrapata de las semillas del ricino

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

León

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

La garrapata de las semillas del ricino

The Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus) is a species in the genus Ixodes. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

León

El felino salvaje más grande de Africa, el león puede alcanzar hasta 250 kg y es el único félido social, viviendo en manadas en sabanas y praderas del Africa subsahariana. Los machos se distinguen por sus icónicas melenas. Como depredadores apicales, regulan las poblaciones de herbívoros y mantienen el equilibrio del ecosistema. Clasificado como Vulnerable debido a la pérdida de hábitat y el conflicto entre humanos y vida silvestre.

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