African dog tick vs Leao

Haemaphysalis leachi compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

African dog tick is Not Evaluated while Leao is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African dog tick	Leao
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Ixodidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Haemaphysalis	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Haemaphysalis leachi	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

African dog tick and Leao share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

African dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Leao

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African dog tick	Leao
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	2.5 m
Average Weight	—	190.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Leao

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.

African dog tick

The African dog tick (Haemaphysalis leachi) is a species in the genus Haemaphysalis. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Leao

O maior felino selvagem da África, o leão pode atingir até 250 kg e é o único felídeo social, vivendo em grupos nas savanas e pastagens da África Subsaariana. Os machos se distinguem por suas icônicas juba. Como predadores de topo, regulam as populações de herbívoros e mantêm o equilíbrio do ecossistema. Classificado como Vulnerável devido à perda de habitat e ao conflito entre humanos e vida selvagem.