chicken mite vs Eastern Red Bat

Dermanyssus gallinae compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• chicken mite is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chicken mite	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermanyssidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Dermanyssus	Lasiurus
Species	Dermanyssus gallinae	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

chicken mite and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chicken mite	Eastern Red Bat
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.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

chicken mite

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