Black-legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) wildspecies.ca

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Secure

Present in 8 regions

This species is Native in Canada

Migratory species: No

Taxonomic group:

Ticks

Learn more about all species of Ticks in Canada.

The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Black-legged Tick

In English, species in the order Ixodida are named "Tick".

French common name:

Tique à pattes noires

In French, species in the order Ixodida are named "Tique" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2020	Black-legged Tick	Tique à pattes noires

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Chelicerata

Class

Arachnida

Superorder

Parasitiformes

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2020	Ixodes scapularis	Ixodidae	Ixodida

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2020	Unrankable - SU

Saskatchewan
2020	Unrankable - SU

Manitoba
2020	Secure - S5

Ontario
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2020	Secure - S5

Nova Scotia
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2020	Unrankable - SU

Newfoundland and Labrador
2020

Labrador
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2020	Not Present