Notoedres muris (Mégnin, 1877)
(Red Scab Mite)

Interactions where Notoedres muris is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
		ectoparasitises ear			Mesocricetus auratus	Golden Hamster	Rodentia: Cricetidae	Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/	Notoedres muris	red scab mite					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/	Mesocricetus auratus	golden hamster			ear
		ectoparasitises peri-anal			Mesocricetus auratus	Golden Hamster	Rodentia: Cricetidae	Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/	Notoedres muris	red scab mite					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/	Mesocricetus auratus	golden hamster			peri-anal
		ectoparasitises tail (base)			Mesocricetus auratus	Golden Hamster	Rodentia: Cricetidae	Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/	Notoedres muris	red scab mite					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Mesocricetus auratus/	Mesocricetus auratus	golden hamster			tail (base)
		ectoparasitises ear			Rattus	rats, rat spp.	Rodentia: Muridae	Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/	Notoedres muris	red scab mite					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/	Rattus	rats, rat spp.			ear
		ectoparasitises peri-anal			Rattus	rats, rat spp.	Rodentia: Muridae	Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/	Notoedres muris	red scab mite					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/	Rattus	rats, rat spp.			peri-anal
		ectoparasitises tail (base)			Rattus	rats, rat spp.	Rodentia: Muridae	Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Sarcoptidae/Notoedres muris/	Notoedres muris	red scab mite					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite			/Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Rattus/	Rattus	rats, rat spp.			tail (base)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Avery, R.A., 1974	Identification of Animal Parasites	Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Notoedres muris (Red Scab Mite) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Notoedres
(a genus of mites)

Notoedres muris (Red Scab Mite) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ACARI
(mites)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Notoedres muris (Red Scab Mite)
Genus	Notoedres (a genus of mites)
Family	SARCOPTIDAE (mange mites)
Superfamily	SARCOPTOIDEA (a superfamily of mites)
Cohort	Astigmatina (a cohort of mites)
Supercohort	Desmonomatides (a supercohort of mites)
Suborder	ORIBATIDA (oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites)
Order	SARCOPTIFORMES (biting mites)
Superorder	ACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
Subclass	ACARI (mites)
Class	ARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
Subphylum	CHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Notoedres muris is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Notoedres muris (Red Scab Mite)

Notoedres muris (Red Scab Mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ORIBATIDA
(oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites)

SARCOPTIFORMES
(biting mites)

ACARIFORMES
(acariform mites)

ACARI
(mites)

ARACHNIDA
(mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Notoedres muris (Red Scab Mite):

ORIBATIDA
(oribatid mites, moss mites or beetle mites)

SARCOPTIFORMES
(biting mites)

ACARIFORMES
(acariform mites)

ACARI
(mites)

ARACHNIDA
(mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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