Rhipicephalus sanguineus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Ixodida
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Genus
- Rhipicephalus
- Species
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus
- Scientific Name
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick, or pantropical dog tick, is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire lifecycle can be completed indoors. The brown dog tick is easily recognized by its reddish-brown color, elongated body shape, and hexagonal basis capituli (flat surface where mouthparts are attached). Adults are 2.28 to 3.18 mm in length and 1.11 to 1.68 mm in width. They do not have ornamentation on their backs.
...Rhipicephalus sanguineus in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Geelhondebosluis
- Afrikaans
- Hondehokbosluis
- Arabic
- قراد الكلب البني
- Arabic
- قراد مأوى الكلاب
- Arabic
- قراد الكلب الاستوائي
- Catalan
- Paparra marró del gos
- Czech
- piják hnědý
- Dutch
- Hondenteek
- English
- Brown Dog Tick
- English
- Kennel Tick
- English
- Pantropical Dog Tick
- English
- Tropical Brown Dog Tick
- Hebrew
- קרציית הכלב
- Italian
- Zecca del cane
- Portuguese
- Carraça
- Portuguese
- Carrapato-Vermelho-do-Cão
- Russian
- Бурый собачий клещ
- Swedish
- kennelfästing
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Rhipicephalus annulatus
- Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
- Rhipicephalus armatus
- Rhipicephalus arnoldi
- Rhipicephalus bursa
- Rhipicephalus capensis
- Rhipicephalus compositus
- Rhipicephalus decoloratus
- Rhipicephalus deltoideus
- Rhipicephalus distinctus
- Rhipicephalus dux
- Rhipicephalus evertsi
- Rhipicephalus exophthalmos
- Rhipicephalus follis
- Rhipicephalus gertrudae
- Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum
- Rhipicephalus hoogstraali
- Rhipicephalus humeralis
- Rhipicephalus kochi
- Rhipicephalus kohlsi
- Rhipicephalus leporis
- Rhipicephalus longicoxatus
- Rhipicephalus lounsburyi
- Rhipicephalus lunulatus
- Rhipicephalus maculatus
- Rhipicephalus microplus
- Rhipicephalus muehlensi
- Rhipicephalus neumanni
- Rhipicephalus nitens
- Rhipicephalus oculatus
- Rhipicephalus oreotragi
- Rhipicephalus pulchellus
- Rhipicephalus pumilio
- Rhipicephalus pusillus
- Rhipicephalus rossicus
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus
- Rhipicephalus senegalensis
- Rhipicephalus simpsoni
- Rhipicephalus simus
- Rhipicephalus sulcatus
- Rhipicephalus theileri
- Rhipicephalus tricuspis
- Rhipicephalus turanicus
- Rhipicephalus warburtoni
- Rhipicephalus zambeziensis
- Rhipicephalus zumpti































































































































































