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Brown Dog Tick

Arachnids

The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, also called the kennel tick, is a reddish-brown hard tick found nearly worldwide, closely associated with domestic dogs as its preferred host. Adults measure roughly 2 to 3 millimeters long, and unlike most ticks, it is capable of completing its entire life cycle indoors, allowing it to establish persistent infestations in homes and kennels rather than depending on outdoor vegetation. It is one of the most significant tick vectors of canine disease worldwide, transmitting pathogens including Ehrlichia canis and Babesia canis, and can also affect human health.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Rhipicephalus sanguineus 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Parasitiformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Brown Dog Tick
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Argentina

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Belgium

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Chile

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Denmark

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Sweden

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Uruguay

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q794982 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 320476
    In the United States, R. sanguineus is a vector of many disease-causing pathogens in dogs, including Ehrlichia canis, which causes canine ehrlichiosis, and Babesia canis, which is responsible for cani
  • Diet and feeding
    it feeds on a different host during each of the larval, nymphal, and adult stages.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Rhipicephalus sanguineus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions And Spiders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araignées","language":"FR"},{"name":"Arañas","language":"ES"},{"name":"蛛形纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Rhipicephalus sanguineus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2183597, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2183597, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Brown Dog Tick
  • Wikidata Q794982, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Parasitiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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