genus
Ixodes
Ixodes is a genus in the family Ixodidae. This database currently files 287 species under it, recorded across 32 countries.
- Species filed
- 287
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 32
- With a free photo
- 1%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Ixodes
Ranked by popularity score.

Deer tick
Ixodes ricinus

Taiga tick
Ixodes persulcatus

Deer tick
Ixodes scapularis
Western deer tick
Ixodes pacificus
Hedgehog tick
Ixodes hexagonus
Seabird tick
Ixodes uriae
Dog tick
Ixodes canisuga
Vole or shrew tick
Ixodes trianguliceps
Where is Ixodes found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
The 200 best-known species in Ixodes
Of 287 on file.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer tick | Ixodes ricinus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taiga tick | Ixodes persulcatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Deer tick | Ixodes scapularis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Western deer tick | Ixodes pacificus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hedgehog tick | Ixodes hexagonus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seabird tick | Ixodes uriae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dog tick | Ixodes canisuga | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Vole or shrew tick | Ixodes trianguliceps | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Long-legged bat tick | Ixodes vespertilionis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tree-hole tick | Ixodes arboricola | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Paralysis tick | Ixodes holocyclus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bat tick | Ixodes simplex | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marsh tick | Ixodes apronophorus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Egyptian fox cub russet tick | Ixodes kaiseri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Opossum tick | Ixodes tasmani | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Raccoon tick | Ixodes texanus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern rodent tick | Ixodes acuminatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kiwi tick | Ixodes anatis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| New Zealand seabird tick | Ixodes auritulus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Coast tick | Ixodes brunneus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern paralysis tick | Ixodes cornuatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Festa's north African russet tick | Ixodes festai | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hirst's marsupial tick | Ixodes hirsti | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Squirrel tick | Ixodes marxi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sculptured tick | Ixodes sculptus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cormorant tick | Ixodes unicavatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Numbat tick | Ixodes vestitus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Northern bird tick | Ixodes caledonicus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| New Zealand seabird tick | Ixodes eudyptidis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Passerine tick | Ixodes frontalis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Himalayan small-mammal ixodid | Ixodes himalayensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Rotund tick | Ixodes kingi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kohl's seabird tick | Ixodes kohlsi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Sand martin tick | Ixodes lividus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Platypus tick | Ixodes ornithorhynchi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Paralysis tick | Ixodes pilosus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shrew tick | Ixodes soricis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mouse tick | Ixodes spinipalpis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Possum tick | Ixodes trichosuri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Rabbit tick | Ixodes ventalloi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| American castor bean tick | Ixodes cookei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Puffin tick | Ixodes rothschildi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Karoo paralysis tick | Ixodes rubicundus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes abrocomae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes acer | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes acutitarsus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes affinis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes albignaci | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes algericus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes alluaudi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes amarali | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes amersoni | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes andinus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes angulatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes angustus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes antechini | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes antiquorum | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes arabukiensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes aragaoi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes arebiensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes ariadnae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes asanumai | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes aulacodi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes auriculaelongae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes australiensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes baergi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes bakeri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes banksi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes barkeri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes bedfordi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes bequaerti | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes berlesei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes bivari | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes bocatorensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes boliviensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes brevisetosus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes brewsterae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes browningi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes brumpti | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes calcarhebes | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes capromydis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes catarinensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes catherinei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes cavipalpus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes ceylonensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes chacoensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes chilensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes colasbelcouri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes collaris | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes collocaliae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes columnae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes conepati | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes confusus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes contrarius | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes cooleyi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes copei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes cordifer | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes cornuae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes corwini | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes crenulatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes cuernavacensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes dampfi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes daveyi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes dawesi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes dendrolagi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes dentatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes dicei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes diomedeae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes diversifossus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes djaronensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes domerguei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes downsi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes drakensbergensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes eadsi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes eastoni | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes eichhorni | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes eldaricus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes elongatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes erraticus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes euplecti | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes evansi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes fecialis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes filippovae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes fossulatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes fujitai | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes fuliginosus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes fuscipes | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes fynbosensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes galapagoensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes ghilarovi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes gibbosus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes giluwensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes goliath | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes granulatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes gregsoni | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes guatemalensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes guglielmonei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes hearlei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes heathi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes heinrichi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes hoogstraali | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes howelli | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes hunanensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes hyatti | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes hydromyidis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes inopinatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes insulae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes jacksoni | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes jellisoni | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes jonesae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes kangdingensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes kashimiricus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes kazakstani | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes keiransi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes kerguelenensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes kopsteini | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes kuntzi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes laguri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes lanigeri | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes laridis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes lasallei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes latrille | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes latus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes laysanensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes lemuris | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes lewisi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes longiscutatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes loricatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes loveridgei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes luciae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes lunatus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes luxuriosus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes macfarlanei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes malayensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes marmotae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes maslovi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes matopi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes mexicanus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes microgalei | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes minor | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes minutae | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes mirzai | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes mitchelli | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes monospinosus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes montoyanus | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes moralesi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes moreli | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes moscharius | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes moschiferi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes muniensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes muris | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes murreleti | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes myospalacis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes myotomys | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ixodes myrmecobii | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes nairobiensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes nchisiensis | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes nectomys | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Ixodes neitzi | Ixodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |