Amblyomma maculatum
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Amblyomma maculatum is a species of tick
in the genus Amblyomma
. Immatures usually infect small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rat
s may be particularly favored hosts. Some recorded hosts include:
Tick
Ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida, along with mites, constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites , living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians...
in the genus Amblyomma
Amblyomma
Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Brazil or ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in the USA....
. Immatures usually infect small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rat
Cotton rat
A cotton rat is any member of the rodent genus Sigmodon. They are called cotton rats because they build their nests out of cotton, and can damage cotton crops. Cotton rats have small ears and dark coats, and are found in North and South America....
s may be particularly favored hosts. Some recorded hosts include:
- Geothlypis trichas
- Cardinalis cardinalis
- Passerina ciris
- Sialia sialis
- Thryothorus ludovicianus
- Troglodytes aedon
- Zonotrichia albicollis
- DogDogThe domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
(Canis lupus familiaris) - Dama dama
- HumanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
(Homo sapiens) - Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Marsh rice ratMarsh Rice RatThe marsh rice rat is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, from New Jersey and Kansas south to Florida and northeasternmost Tamaulipas, Mexico; its range previously extended further west and north, where it may...
(Oryzomys palustris) - Cotton mouseCotton MouseThe Cotton Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in the woodlands of the south-eastern states of the United States. Adults are about 7-8 inches, and have an appearance very similar to the white footed mouse. The cotton mouse is larger in size and has a longer...
(Peromyscus gossypinus) - Hispid cotton ratHispid Cotton RatThe Hispid Cotton Rat is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this widely distributed species into three separate species. Carroll et...
(Sigmodon hispidus) - PigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
(Sus scrofa) - Sylvilagus palustris
Literature cited
- Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at Borrelia burgdorferi enzootic sites in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386.
- Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.