Winter tick

Dermacentor albipictus

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Winter tick
Scientific Name: 
Dermacentor albipictus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Tick)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Ixodida
Family: 
Ixodidae
General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

The range of winter tick appears to have already expanded significantly north in the NWT since the 1980s, likely linked to climate warming. Moose and Caribou affected
Distribution

Distribution

Taiga Plains to Fort Good Hope and Taiga Shield to Yellowknife
Score: 
G
References: 
P2019001

Number of Occurrences

southern NWT up to Sahtu as far as Fort Good Hope
Score: 
CE
References: 
W100
P2019001
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
C
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
The range of winter tick appears to have already expanded significantly north in the NWT since the 1980s, likely linked to climate warming.
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Added in 2014 based on printed material only (SC)
Last Updated: 
June 19, 2019

References

Number of Occurrences

  • ENR NWT State of the Environment Report (2009 - current). GWNT,ENR http://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/SOE_Welcome.aspx - W100 Return
  • ENR (2019) Ticks of the NWT. https://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/sites/enr/files/resources/ticks_of_the_nwt_brochure_en_web.pdf - P2019001 Return

Range Extent

  • ENR (2019) Ticks of the NWT. https://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/sites/enr/files/resources/ticks_of_the_nwt_brochure_en_web.pdf - P2019001 Return