Ixodes marmotae

Distribution

Distribution for this species includes, in the United States, CO, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, and WY, and in Canada, British Columbia.

Hosts

Hosts are rodents, including marmots, porcupines, woodrats, and ground squirrels.

Vector Status

No reported medical or veterinary importance for this tick species has been found to date.

Resources

H Joel Hutcheson, James W Mertins, Boris C Kondratieff, Monica M White, Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases of Colorado, Including New State Records for Argas radiatus (Ixodida: Argasidae) and Ixodes brunneus (Ixodida: Ixodidae), Journal of Medical Entomology, tjaa232, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa232