Dermacentor albipictus

(Packard, 1869)

Winter Tick

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.974195
Element CodeILARAZP020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderIxodida
FamilyIxodidae
GenusDermacentor
Concept Reference
Lindquist, E.E., T.D. Galloway, H. Artsob, L.R. Lindsay, M. Drebot, H. Wood, and R.G. Robbins. 2016. A handbook to the ticks of Canada (Ixodida: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Biological Survey of Canada Monograph Series No. 7. doi: 10.3752/9780968932186
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-01-06
Change Date2017-01-06
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Host species: humans, bear, coyote, deer mouse, wolf, Rocky Mountain Mule Deer, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Elk, American Bison, Moose, cow, and horse (Lindquist et al. 2016).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (2)
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (1)
  1. Lindquist, E.E., T.D. Galloway, H. Artsob, L.R. Lindsay, M. Drebot, H. Wood, and R.G. Robbins. 2016. A handbook to the ticks of Canada (Ixodida: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Biological Survey of Canada Monograph Series No. 7. doi: 10.3752/9780968932186