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Western deer tick

Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, 1943

Status not recordedarachnids

The western deer tick (Ixodes pacificus) is a species in the family Ixodidae, order Ixodida.

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Quick facts about the western deer tick

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the western deer tick live?

Not recorded

Is the western deer tick endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the western deer tick classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderIxodida
  5. familyIxodidae
  6. genusIxodes
  7. SpeciesIxodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, 1943

Synonyms Ixodes pacificus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • California black-eyed tickEnglish
  • California black-legged tickEnglish
  • Western black-legged tickEnglish
  • Western blacklegged tickEnglish
  • klíště tichomořskéCzech
  • Garrapata de patas negras del PacíficoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the western deer tick

Other species in the same genus Ixodes.

Dog tick

Ixodes canisuga

IxodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the western deer tick?

The western deer tick (Ixodes pacificus) belongs to the family Ixodidae in the order Ixodida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Western deer tick (Ixodes pacificus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-deer-tick

MLA

“Western deer tick (Ixodes pacificus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-deer-tick.

BibTeX
@misc{western_deer_tick_2026,
  title = {Western deer tick (Ixodes pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-deer-tick},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}