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Taiga tick

Ixodes persulcatus

Classification

Order
Ixodida
Family
Ixodidae

Ixodes persulcatus, the taiga tick, is a species of hard-bodied tick distributed from Europe through central and northern Asia to China and Japan. The sexual dimorphism of the species is marked, the male being much smaller than the female. Hosts include wild and domestic ungulates, man, dog, rabbit, and other small mammals, including the dormouse, Amur hedgehog, and occasionally birds.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Sweden · 536