Pasyuk vs Taiga tick

Rattus norvegicus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Pasyuk is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pasyuk	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Arachnida (паукообразные)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ixodidae
Genus	Rattus	Ixodes
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pasyuk and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Pasyuk

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pasyuk	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pasyuk

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 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Pasyuk

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan