American Dog Tick vs Ornate sheep tick

Dermacentor variabilis compared with Dermacentor marginatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Dog Tick	Ornate sheep tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order same	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family same	Ixodidae	Ixodidae
Genus same	Dermacentor	Dermacentor
Species	Dermacentor variabilis	Dermacentor marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Dog Tick and Ornate sheep tick share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dermacentor.

Conservation Status

American Dog Tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate sheep tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Dog Tick	Ornate sheep tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Dog Tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate sheep tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Sweden.

American Dog Tick

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a species in the genus Dermacentor. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden