Dog tick vs Malayan civet

Ixodes canisuga compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Dog tick is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Ixodidae	Viverridae
Genus	Ixodes	Viverra
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Dog tick and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.