Bear-Grape vs Castor bean tick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• Bear-Grape is Least Concern while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Castor bean tick
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Ixodida (Caplak)
Family	Ericaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ixodes
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Ixodes ricinus

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Castor bean tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-Grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Castor bean tick

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden