chicken mite vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Dermanyssus gallinae compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• chicken mite is Not Evaluated while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chicken mite	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dermanyssidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dermanyssus	Dologale
Species	Dermanyssus gallinae	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

chicken mite and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chicken mite	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

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.