Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dermatophagoides pteronyssinus lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Arachnid
Family	Pyroglyphidae

Where does the dermatophagoides pteronyssinus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in 3 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the dermatophagoides pteronyssinus?

The dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) is an arachnid in the family Pyroglyphidae, genus Dermatophagoides. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the European house dust mite, is one of the three best-known species of house dust mite (the others being Euroglyphus maynei and Dermatophagoides farinae).

It was classified by Édouard Louis Trouessart in 1897.

Together with E. maynei, it is the most common species in Europe and the most extensively studied. To date, ten allergens have been characterized, with group I (Der p I, Der f I, Der m I, Eur m I—proteolytic enzymes secreted by the mite's digestive tract) and group II (Der p II and Der f II—proteins primarily found in the mite's body) being the most significant.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (revision 1376305404), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4573411 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).