Castor bean tick vs Tigr

Ixodes ricinus compared with Panthera tigris

Key Differences

  • Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Tigr is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Castor bean tick Tigr
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Arthropoda (членистоногие) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Arachnida (паукообразные) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Ixodida (Ixodida) Carnivora (хищные)
Family Ixodidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Ixodes Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Ixodes ricinus Panthera tigris

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Tigr share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Tigr

EN — Endangered

Population: ~4.5K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Castor bean tick Tigr
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 20 years
Average Length 3.0 m
Average Weight 220.0 kg

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).

Tigr

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Tigr

The largest wild cat on Earth, tigers can exceed 300 kg and inhabit forests from the Russian Far East to Southeast Asia. Solitary ambush predators with distinctive orange and black striped coats that provide camouflage in dappled light. Critically endangered, with fewer than 4,000 remaining in the wild due to poaching and deforestation.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia