Dog tick vs Passerine tick

Ixodes canisuga compared with Ixodes frontalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog tick	Passerine tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Arachnida (Örümceğimsiler)	Arachnida (Örümceğimsiler)
Order same	Ixodida (Kene)	Ixodida (Kene)
Family same	Ixodidae	Ixodidae
Genus same	Ixodes	Ixodes
Species	Ixodes canisuga	Ixodes frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dog tick and Passerine tick share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ixodes.

Conservation Status

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog tick	Passerine tick
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.

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden