chicken mite vs Dusky Dolphin

Dermanyssus gallinae compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Key Differences

• chicken mite is Not Evaluated while Dusky Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chicken mite	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dermanyssidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Dermanyssus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Dermanyssus gallinae	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

chicken mite and Dusky Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chicken mite	Dusky Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chicken mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

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.