Ixodes scapularis

Summary

Ixodes scapularis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month, #955 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ixodes scapularis's image is recorded as Adult deer tick(cropped).jpg^[3].
• Ixodes scapularis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon rank is recorded as species^[5].
• Ixodes scapularis's parent taxon is recorded as Ixodes^[6].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon name is recorded as Ixodes scapularis^[7].
• Ixodes scapularis's Commons category is recorded as Ixodes scapularis^[8].
• Ixodes scapularis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qmvh1^[9].
• Ixodes scapularis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6945^[10].
• Ixodes scapularis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1117557^[11].
• Ixodes scapularis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 514949^[12].
• Ixodes scapularis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2182727^[13].
• Ixodes scapularis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/deer-tick^[14].
• Ixodes scapularis's natural reservoir of is recorded as Heartland virus^[15].
• Ixodes scapularis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. scapularis'}^[16].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschzecke'}^[17].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Deer tick'}^[18].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garrapata de los ciervos'}^[19].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garrapata de patas negras'}^[20].
• Ixodes scapularis's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'črnonogi klop'}^[21].
• Ixodes scapularis's Fauna Europaea ID is recorded as 95077^[22].
• Ixodes scapularis's BugGuide taxon ID is recorded as 40503^[23].
• Ixodes scapularis's icon is recorded as FeedingTick (NIH BioArt 146).svg^[24].
• Ixodes scapularis's EPPO Code is recorded as IXODSC^[25].
• Ixodes scapularis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 60598^[26].
• Ixodes scapularis's BOLD Systems taxon ID is recorded as 279090^[27].

Why It Matters

Ixodes scapularis ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month, #955 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]