American Dog Tick vs Ornate cow tick

Dermacentor variabilis compared with Dermacentor reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Dog Tick	Ornate cow tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Arachnida (паукообразные)	Arachnida (паукообразные)
Order same	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family same	Ixodidae	Ixodidae
Genus same	Dermacentor	Dermacentor
Species	Dermacentor variabilis	Dermacentor reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Dog Tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate cow tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Dog Tick	Ornate cow 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 cow tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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