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Mammalian Follicle Mites
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Mammalian Follicle Mites

Demodex

Demodex is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals.

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16 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Human Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex folliculorum

Dog Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex canis

Human Face Mite

speciesDemodex brevis

Cat Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex cati

Rabbit Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex cuniculi

Horse Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex caballi

Stoat Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex erminae

Short-tailed Bat Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex mystacina

Short-tailed Bat Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex novazelandica

Sheep Glandular Mite

speciesDemodex aries

Goat Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex caprae

Cattle Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex bovis

Horse Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex equi

Sheep Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex ovis

Pig Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex phylloides

Deer Follicle Mite

speciesDemodex odocoilei

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 249578.