order

Ixodida

Ixodida is an order in the class Arachnida. This database currently files 1,006 species under it, recorded across 58 countries.

Species filed: 1,006
Threatened: 0
Countries recorded: 58
With a free photo: 0%
Weight range: Not recorded

What is in Ixodida?

6 families filed directly under this order.

Ixodidae
deer tick, taiga tick, pan-tropical dog tick, pine tick …
790 species
Argasidae
canterbury tick, fowl tick, theiler's african white-backed vulture argasid, eyed tampan …
214 species
Deinocrotonidae
Deinocroton draculi
1 species
Nuttalliellidae
Nuttalliella namaqua
1 species
Amblyommidae
0 species
Khimairidae
0 species

Best-known members of Ixodida

Ranked by popularity score.

Deer tick

Ixodes ricinus

Ixodidae

Taiga tick

Ixodes persulcatus

Ixodidae

Pan-tropical dog tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Ixodidae

Pine tick

Amblyomma americanum

Ixodidae

Deer tick

Ixodes scapularis

Ixodidae

Mediterranean hyalomma

Hyalomma marginatum

IxodidaeNo free photo yet

Wood tick

Dermacentor variabilis

IxodidaeNo free photo yet

Western deer tick

Ixodes pacificus

IxodidaeNo free photo yet

The 200 best-known species in Ixodida

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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
Pan-tropical dog tick	Rhipicephalus sanguineus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Pine tick	Amblyomma americanum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Deer tick	Ixodes scapularis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Mediterranean hyalomma	Hyalomma marginatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Wood tick	Dermacentor variabilis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Western deer tick	Ixodes pacificus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Marsh tick	Dermacentor reticulatus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Cuban tick	Rhipicephalus microplus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Cattle tick	Haemaphysalis longicornis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Cayenne tick	Amblyomma cajennense	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ornate sheep tick	Dermacentor marginatus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bush tick	Haemaphysalis concinna	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Hedgehog tick	Ixodes hexagonus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Seabird tick	Ixodes uriae	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Gulf coast tick	Amblyomma maculatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Canterbury tick	Argas reflexus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rocky mountain wood tick	Dermacentor andersoni	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Camel tick	Hyalomma dromedarii	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bont tick	Amblyomma hebraeum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Tuatara tick	Amblyomma sphenodonti	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Fowl tick	Argas persicus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bont leg tick	Hyalomma aegyptium	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
Kangaroo tick	Amblyomma triguttatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Tropical bont tick	Amblyomma variegatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Elephant tick	Dermacentor circumguttatus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
East Asian mountain haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis hystricis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rabbit tick	Haemaphysalis leporispalustris	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
East coast fever tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Gem tick	Amblyomma gemma	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Land turtle tick	Amblyomma tuberculatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Theiler's African white-backed vulture argasid	Argas theilerae	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Elk tick	Dermacentor albipictus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Net tick	Dermacentor occidentalis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Rhinoceros tick	Dermacentor rhinocerinus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Southeast Asian forest haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis semermis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Shiny hyalomma	Hyalomma truncatum	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
Eyed tampan	Ornithodoros savignyi	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Turicata tick	Ornithodoros turicata	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ear tick	Otobius megnini	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Cattle tick	Rhipicephalus annulatus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Stumptailed lizard tick	Amblyomma albolimbatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Cape tortoise tick	Amblyomma sylvaticum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Python tick	Amblyomma transversale	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Sloth's giant tick	Amblyomma varium	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Chicken tick	Argas miniatus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Southern fowl tampan	Argas walkerae	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Wombat tick	Bothriocroton auruginans	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Echidna tick	Bothriocroton concolor	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Southern reptile tick	Bothriocroton hydrosauri	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Goanna tick	Bothriocroton undatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Tropical horse tick	Dermacentor nitens	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Wallaby tick	Haemaphysalis bancrofti	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bandicoot rat haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis bandicota	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Burma haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis birmaniae	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
European rabbit haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis hispanica	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Flat-inner-spurred haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis intermedia	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kitaoka's Japanese primitive haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis kitaokai	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Kyasanur forest haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis kyasanurensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Luzon mountain glossy haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis luzonensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Japanese black-rabbit haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis pentalagi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rat tick	Haemaphysalis ratti	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Pale-legged hyalomma	Hyalomma turanicum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
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
True tampan	Ornithodoros moubata	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Blacklegged tick	Rhipicephalus bursa	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Iguana tick	Amblyomma dissimile	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Leguan tick	Amblyomma exornatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Desert tortoise tick	Amblyomma falsomarmoreum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Tropical reptile tick	Amblyomma fimbriatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Reptile tick	Amblyomma limbatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Sea krait tick	Amblyomma nitidum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Hinged tortoise bont tick	Amblyomma nuttalli	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Egyptian heron rookery argasid	Argas arboreus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Peruvian cucumiform argasid	Argas cucumerinus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Dale´s Peruvian burrowing-owl argasid	Argas dalei	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Australian fairy-martin tick	Argas lagenoplastis	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Neghme´s South American bird argasid	Argas neghmei	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
North American bird argas	Argas radiatus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Robert's bird tick	Argas robertsi	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
African dove argasid	Argas streptopelia	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Zumpt's South African Cape-vulture argasid	Argas zumpti	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bat tampan	Carios vespertilionis	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Javalina tick	Dermacentor halli	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bighorn sheep tick	Dermacentor hunteri	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Rabbit Dermacentor	Dermacentor parumapertus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
East African eyeless tick	Haemaphysalis aciculifer	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Madagascar spurless rodent haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis anoplos	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Asian brush-tailed porcupine haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis atheruri	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Indonesian flying squirrel haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis bartelsi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bremner's possum tick	Haemaphysalis bremneri	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Celebes pig haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis celebensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Grouse tick	Haemaphysalis chordeilis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Eyeless dassie tick	Haemaphysalis cooleyi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Daniel's western Himalayan haemaphysaline	Haemaphysalis danieli	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Darjeeling artiodactyl haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis darjeeling	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Davis' bispined haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis davisi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Yellow dog tick	Haemaphysalis elliptica	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Madagascar falanouc haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis eupleres	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Chinese artiodactyl haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis goral	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Javanese hirsute haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis hirsuta	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Howlett's Indian haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis howletti	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Indian small carnivore haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis indica	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kadarsan's Celebes forest rodent haemaphysaline	Haemaphysalis kadarsani	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Kashmir haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis kashmirensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Caspian mountain wild goat haemaphysaline	Haemaphysalis kopetdaghica	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kutch haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis kutchensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Southeast Asian bispined haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis lagrangei	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Mjöberg's deer haemaphysaline	Haemaphysalis mjoebergi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Montgomery's Himalayan hirsute haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis montgomeryi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Nadchatram's forest haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis nadchatrami	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Leathery Madagascar rodent haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis nesomys	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Norvals hedgehog tick	Haemaphysalis norvali	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Asian obese-hirsute haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis obesa	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Luzon clipped-spur haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis psalistos	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Coastal red tick	Haemaphysalis punctata	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rensch's Indonesian haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis renschi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Roubaud's Vietnam obese haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis roubaudi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Indian multispurred haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis shimoga	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ciskei tick	Haemaphysalis silacea	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Hyderabad jungle-cat haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis silvafelis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Philippine boar haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis susphilippensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Tibet mountain haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis tibetensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Mouse deer haemaphysalid	Haemaphysalis traguli	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kratz's hyalomma	Hyalomma impeltatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
American castor bean tick	Ixodes cookei	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Sudanese giraffe tick	Margaropus reidi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Beady-legged tick	Margaropus winthemi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Grayback tick	Ornithodoros coriaceus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Kangaroo soft tick	Ornithodoros gurneyi	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Possum soft tick	Ornithodoros macmillani	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Eyeless tampan	Ornithodoros porcinus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Cave tick	Ornithodoros tholozani	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Eyed tick	Rhipicephalus oculatus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Zebra tick	Rhipicephalus pulchellus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Seabird tick	Amblyomma loculosum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Tortoise tick	Amblyomma marmoreum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Snake tick	Amblyomma moreliae	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Central African tortoise tick	Amblyomma sparsum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Lama's anomalous Himalayan tick	Anomalohimalaya lamai	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ecuadorian pyriform argasid	Argas magnus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Adobe tick	Argas sanchezi	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Seabird soft tick	Carios capensis	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Bat tick	Carios kelleyi	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Sharif's Indian hyalomma	Hyalomma brevipunctata	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Somali hyalomma	Hyalomma erythraeum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Indian goat hyalomma	Hyalomma kumari	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Somali relict hyalomma	Hyalomma punt	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Iranian camel hyalomma	Hyalomma schulzei	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
East African giraffe tick	Margaropus wileyi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Cape brown tick	Rhipicephalus capensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Dassie brown tick	Rhipicephalus distinctus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Angolan brown ear tick	Rhipicephalus duttoni	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Karoo brown tick	Rhipicephalus follis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Smooth brown tick	Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kohl's Jordanian sheep and goat boophilid	Rhipicephalus kohlsi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Nyala tick	Rhipicephalus muehlensi	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Shiny brown tick	Rhipicephalus nitens	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Lowveld brown ear tick	Rhipicephalus zambeziensis	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Secretive bat-argas	Argas transgariepinus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Van Someren's Kenya swallow-nest argasid	Argas vansomereni	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Peruvian marine bird argasid	Carios amblus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ceylon elliptical bat argas	Carios ceylonensis	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Sagar bat tick	Carios chiropterphila	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Dew's Australian bat argasid	Carios dewae	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Marine argasid	Carios maritimus	Argasidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1