chicken mite vs Pale-faced Bat

Dermanyssus gallinae compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• chicken mite is Not Evaluated while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chicken mite	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermanyssidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dermanyssus	Phylloderma
Species	Dermanyssus gallinae	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

chicken mite and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chicken mite	Pale-faced 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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

chicken mite

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