Habitat

B. burgdorferi is an endoparasite. 

An endoparasite is a parasite that lives inside its host. Therefore, its habitat will be areas in which its hosts are abundant.

Figure.10. An Example of a Habitat
in which Ixodid Ticks can be Abundant.

The Ixodes ticks are the most dominant organisms in which B. burgdorferi live; 

and, they’re most commonly found in wooded areas in the northern hemisphere, such as North America, and parts of Europe and Asia.

Fig.11. Global Distribution of Ixodes Ticks

B. burgdorferi can also be found within tissues of other vertebrates: their secondary hosts. 

These animals include, small to medium sized mammals 

and even humans.

B. burgdorferi can disperse throughout a host's body 

and infect the their internal systems, 

such as the circulatory, skeletal, and nervous systems.