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Scabies Mite

Arachnids

The scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, is a microscopic parasitic mite that burrows into the outer layer of human skin, where the female lays eggs in tunnels she excavates, found in human populations worldwide and spread primarily through prolonged skin-to-skin contact. Infestation causes scabies, a condition marked by intense itching and a pimple-like rash that results from an allergic reaction to the mites, their eggs and their waste rather than from the burrowing itself, and related subspecies of the same mite also infest dogs, cats and other mammals.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 3
Scientific Name
Sarcoptes scabiei 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Acariformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Scabies Mite

In Biome

Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sarcoptes scabiei
Chaparral, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sarcoptes scabiei
Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sarcoptes scabiei
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sarcoptes scabiei
WikipediaWikidata Q500869 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sarcoptes scabiei
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative: "This skin parasite is harmful to humans, causing"
    This skin parasite is harmful to humans, causing severe dermal allergic reactions.
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
    chaparral chaparral
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Sarcoptes scabiei
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 9660512, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 9660512, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Scabies Mite
  • Wikidata Q500869, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Acariformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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