Castor bean tick vs Malayan porcupine

Ixodes ricinus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor bean tick	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Arachnida (Örümceğimsiler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Ixodida (Kene)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Ixodidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Ixodes	Hystrix
Species	Ixodes ricinus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor bean tick and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor bean tick	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

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).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway