Ixodes scapularis

Say, 1821

Deer Tick

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.974267
Element CodeILACA18060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderIxodida
FamilyIxodidae
GenusIxodes
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
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSUYes
ManitobaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (17)
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
KearsargeWhite Mountain National Forest4,554
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
West Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
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