Big Naked-backed Bat vs chicken mite

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Dermanyssus gallinae

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while chicken mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	chicken mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Mormoopidae	Dermanyssidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Dermanyssus
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Dermanyssus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Naked-backed Bat and chicken mite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	chicken mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

chicken mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chicken mite

The chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) is a species in the genus Dermanyssus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.