Ixodes ricinus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ixodes ricinus lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ixodes ricinus
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Arachnid
Order	Ixodida
Family	Ixodidae

Where does the ixodes ricinus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ixodes ricinus in 26 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the ixodes ricinus?

The ixodes ricinus (Ixodes ricinus) is an arachnid in the order Ixodida and the family Ixodidae, genus Ixodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ixodes ricinus

Ixodes ricinus, commonly known as the castor bean tick, the sheep ked, sheep tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ixodes ricinus (revision 1378929440), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).