Black Legged Tick
Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Ixodida |
| Family | Ixodidae |
| Genus | Ixodes |
| Species | Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Oklahoma.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Oklahoma
Counties
- Oklahoma
- Delaware
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Fenolio, D.B., Slay, M.E. & Niemiller, M.L. 2023. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2022 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 24 pp.
How to cite this account
Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2543. https://cavebiology.org/species/ixodes-scapularis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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