chicken mite vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Dermanyssus gallinae compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• chicken mite is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chicken mite	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dermanyssidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dermanyssus	Perognathus
Species	Dermanyssus gallinae	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

chicken mite and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chicken mite	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.