Hare's-tail vs starling mite

Lagurus ovatus compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	starling mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Cricetidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Lagurus	Ornithonyssus
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Ornithonyssus bursa

Evolutionary Relationship

Hare's-tail and starling mite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	starling mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark