Blunt Wattle vs chicken mite

Acacia aprica compared with Dermanyssus gallinae

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while chicken mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	chicken mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Fabaceae	Dermanyssidae
Genus	Acacia	Dermanyssus
Species	Acacia aprica	Dermanyssus gallinae

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	chicken mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chicken mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chicken mite

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