Castor vs Tree-hole tick

Ricinus communis compared with Ixodes arboricola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Arachnida (クモガタ類)
Order	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)	Ixodida (マダニ)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Ricinus	Ixodes
Species	Ricinus communis	Ixodes arboricola

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	Tree-hole tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden