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Sarcoptes scabiei (itch mite)

Wikipedia Abstract

Sarcoptes scabiei or the itch mite is a parasitic arthropod that burrows into skin and causes scabies. The mite is found in all parts of the world. Humans are not the only mammals that can become infected. Other mammals, such as wild and domesticated dogs and cats (in which it is one cause of mange) as well as ungulates, wild boars, bovids, wombats, koalas, and great apes are affected.
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Infraspecies

Sarcoptes scabiei bubulus
Sarcoptes scabiei caballi
Sarcoptes scabiei canis
Sarcoptes scabiei caprinus
Sarcoptes scabiei cuniculi
Sarcoptes scabiei furonis
Sarcoptes scabiei melis
Sarcoptes scabiei ovillus
Sarcoptes scabiei scabiei
Sarcoptes scabiei suis
Sarcoptes scabiei vulpis

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♦ 3THE PARASITIC FAUNA AND THE FOOD HABITS OF THE WILD JUNGLE CAT FELIS CHAUS FURAX DE WINTON, 1898 IN IRAQ, Mohammad K. Mohammad, Bull. Iraq nat. Hist. Mus. (2008) 10(2): 65-78
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0