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title: "Kangaroo Tick"
description: "Amblyomma triguttatum — Insects & spiders. Amblyomma triguttatum, commonly known as the ornate kangaroo tick, is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma native to Australia, in Western Australia, parts of Queensland, and in New South Wales."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/kangaroo-tick
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kangaroo Tick

> Amblyomma triguttatum — Insects & spiders. Amblyomma triguttatum, commonly known as the ornate kangaroo tick, is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma native to Australia, in Western Australia, parts of Queensland, and in New South Wales.

- Scientific name: *Amblyomma triguttatum*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 384
- Wikidata: [Q10407849](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10407849)
- iNaturalist taxon: [196561](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/196561)

## Names

- en: Kangaroo Tick

## Countries with the most observations

AU (344)

## Summary

Amblyomma triguttatum, commonly known as the ornate kangaroo tick, is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma native to Australia, in Western Australia, parts of Queensland, and in New South Wales.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyomma_triguttatum

## Photo

![Kangaroo Tick](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kangaroo-tick/medium.jpg)

Photo: Riley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183310858

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kangaroo-tick?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).