Species Dermacentor andersoni - Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Classification · Range · Remarks · See Also · Internet References

Tick?? If so, the largest tick(s) I have ever seen!! - Dermacentor andersoni

Blood sucking parasite? - Dermacentor andersoni

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Ixodida (Ticks)

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Genus Dermacentor

Species andersoni (Rocky Mountain Wood Tick)

Range

Rocky Mountains of US and Canada, See map from CIESIN (Columbia University)

Remarks

This species is very similar in appearance to Dermacentor variabilis. This range map shows their separate ranges, which may be used to identify them.

See Also

Dermacentor variabilis

Internet References

Rocky Mountain wood tick

Forestry Images

Green Valley Pest Control

Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 30 May, 2006 - 12:33pm
Last updated 1 June, 2006 - 7:36am

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