About Ixodes persulcatus

Ixodes persulcatus, the taiga tick (Ixodes persulcatus), is a species of hard-bodied tick distributed from Europe through central and northern Asia to the People's Republic of 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.

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Taxonomy ID 34615

Data source GenBank

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