African elephant vs Castor bean tick

Loxodonta africana compared with Ixodes ricinus

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while Castor bean tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Castor bean tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Arachnida (蛛形纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Ixodida (蜱目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ixodidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Ixodes
Species	Loxodonta africana	Ixodes ricinus

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and Castor bean tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Castor bean tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Castor bean tick
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Castor bean tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

African elephant

非洲象是地球上体型最大的陆地动物，体重可达7,000千克，栖息于撒哈拉以南非洲的草原、稀树草原和森林中。作为关键种，它们通过挖掘水源、传播种子和改变植被结构，深刻塑造了其栖息地的生态系统。受栖息地丧失和象牙盗猎威胁，非洲象的保护至关重要。

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.