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Notoedres cati

Cat Mange Mite

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Cat Mange Mite, Notoedric Mange Mite, Feline Scabies Mite

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: DISTRIBUTION circumglobal

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land, ectoparasite

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Ectoparasite of cats

KEY FEATURES: Minute, to 0.4mmBL.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Hosts
Parasite - external Felix catus

Scientific Taxonomy

Notoedres cati (Hering, 1838)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; ARACHNIDA; Acarina; Acariformes; Astigmata; SARCOPTIDAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Ectoparasite of cats. Comments: Reported on cats (P.Saville, Report on the Animal Health Status of the Cook Islands, SPC, 1995)

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga reported in Saville, SPC 1995.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zB06a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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