Asian blue tick vs Brown dog tick

Rhipicephalus microplus compared with Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian blue tick	Brown dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Arachnida (거미강)	Arachnida (거미강)
Order same	Ixodida (진드기)	Ixodida (진드기)
Family same	Ixodidae	Ixodidae
Genus same	Rhipicephalus	Rhipicephalus
Species	Rhipicephalus microplus	Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian blue tick and Brown dog tick share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Rhipicephalus.

Conservation Status

Asian blue tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian blue tick	Brown dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian blue tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Benin, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

Brown dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).

Asian blue tick

Asian blue tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) is a species in the genus Rhipicephalus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Brown dog tick

갈색개진드기(Rhipicephalus sanguineus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 미평가(NE)로 분류됩니다. 아직 IUCN 적색목록 기준으로 평가되지 않았습니다. 보전 상태는 결정되지 않은 상태입니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan