Ixodes neuquenensis
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| Ixodes neuquenensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. neuquenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1974 | |
Ixodes neuquenensis is a species of tick that lives on the monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides), a nocturnal marsupial that lives in the temperate forests of southern South America.[1][2] Due to the near-threatened status of its host, Ixodes neuquenensis is also at risk.
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