Sarcoptes scabiei: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Sarcoptes scabiei lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sarcoptes scabiei
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania
Class	Arachnid
Order	Sarcoptiformes
Family	Sarcoptidae

Where does the Sarcoptes scabiei live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sarcoptes scabiei in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania.

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 Sarcoptes scabiei?

The Sarcoptes scabiei (Sarcoptes scabiei) is an arachnid in the order Sarcoptiformes and the family Sarcoptidae, genus Sarcoptes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sarcoptes scabiei

Sarcoptes scabiei (; sar-KOP-teez SKAY-bee-eye) or the itch mite is a parasitic mite found in all parts of the world that burrows into skin and causes scabies. Humans become infested by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, which is a particular public health problem in crowded settings such as care homes, schools, refugee camps, prisons, and hospitals. Other mammals can be infested with different varieties of the mite, including wild and domesticated dogs and cats (in which it is one cause of mange), ungulates, wild boars, bovids, wombats, koalas, and great apes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sarcoptes scabiei (revision 1360734476), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q500869 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).