Species Rhipicephalus sanguineus - Brown Dog Tick

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited

Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus

another Haemaphysalis? - Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Rhipicephalus sanguineus? - Rhipicephalus sanguineus - female

Brown Dog Tick? - Rhipicephalus sanguineus - male - female

Rhipicephalus sanguineus? - Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Ixodida (Ticks)

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Genus Rhipicephalus

Species sanguineus (Brown Dog Tick)

Explanation of Names

Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806

Identification

Range

sw US, FL (BG data) - Map (1), cosmopolitan

Season

It lives indoors and can be found in any season.

Food

will feed on a wide variety of mammals, dogs are the preferred host in the U.S. - UF

Life Cycle

unusual among ticks, in that it can complete its entire life cycle indoors - UF

Internet References

Featured Creatures - University of Florida

Works Cited

1.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 June, 2008 - 3:14pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 January, 2025 - 12:32pm

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