Privet mite vs Red and black flat mite

Brevipalpus obovatus compared with Brevipalpus phoenicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Privet mite	Red and black flat mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Arachnida (aracnídeo)
Order same	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family same	Tenuipalpidae	Tenuipalpidae
Genus same	Brevipalpus	Brevipalpus
Species	Brevipalpus obovatus	Brevipalpus phoenicis

Evolutionary Relationship

Privet mite and Red and black flat mite share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Brevipalpus.

Conservation Status

Privet mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Red and black flat mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Privet mite	Red and black flat mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Privet mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), and North America (United States).

Red and black flat mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States