Castor bean tick vs Epaulard

Ixodes ricinus compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

  • Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Castor bean tick Epaulard
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Arthropoda (節足動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Arachnida (クモガタ類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Ixodida (マダニ) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Ixodidae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Ixodes Orcinus (Orcas)
Species Ixodes ricinus Orcinus orca

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Epaulard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Castor bean tick Epaulard
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 50 years
Average Length 8.0 m
Average Weight 5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Epaulard

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 (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Epaulard

イルカ科で最大の種であるシャチ(Orcinus orca)は体長最大9メートル、体重6トンに達し、北極から南極まですべての海洋に生息しています。独特の方言、狩猟戦略、集団間で異なる文化的伝統を持つ母系ポッドで生活する頂点捕食者です。一部の集団は魚類を、他の集団は海洋哺乳類を専門に捕食します。天敵はなく、シャチは生息するすべての海洋食物連鎖の頂点に位置します。

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