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 (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Arachnida (거미강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Ixodida (진드기)	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. (동물)

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

돌고래과에서 가장 큰 구성원인 범고래(Orcinus orca)는 최대 9미터, 6톤에 달하며 북극에서 남극까지 모든 바다에서 발견됩니다. 독특한 방언, 사냥 전략, 집단 간에 다른 문화적 전통을 지닌 모계 무리에서 생활하는 최상위 포식자입니다. 일부 집단은 물고기를, 다른 집단은 해양 포유류를 전문으로 사냥합니다. 천적이 없으며, 범고래는 서식하는 모든 해양 먹이 사슬의 정점에 위치합니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan