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Rocky Mountain wood tick

Dermacentor andersoni

Classification

Order
Ixodida
Family
Ixodidae

Dermacentor andersoni, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain wood tick, is a hard tick, or member of the Ixodidae family, with three life stages including larvae, nymph, and finally adult, or, more entomologically, imago. This tick is generally located in the northwest United States and southwest Canada along the Rocky Mountains. This tick is generally a vector for Colorado tick fever, but can also be a vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 143Canada · 121