Tick Identifier

Now that you’ve removed a tick from your dog or cat, you’ll probably want to identify it and learn more about the diseases it could be carrying. Select a tick to learn more about what it looks like, where it lives, and what risks it might pose to your pet.

American dog tick

Dermacentor variabilis

Lone Star tick

Amblyomma americanum

Gulf Coast tick

Amblyomma maculatum

Brown dog tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Rocky Mountain wood tick

Dermacentor andersoni

Asian Longhorned tick

Haemaphysalis longicornis

Blacklegged tick

Ixodes scapularis

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