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Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu, 1875

Status not recordedarachnids

The privet mite (Brevipalpus obovatus) is a species in the family Tenuipalpidae, order Trombidiformes.

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Quick facts about the privet mite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the privet mite live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the privet mite as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Netherlandsinvasive
  2. Croatia
  3. France
  4. South Africa

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the privet mite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the privet mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderTrombidiformes
  5. familyTenuipalpidae
  6. genusBrevipalpus
  7. SpeciesBrevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu, 1875

Synonyms Brevipalpus amicus, Brevipalpus assamensis, Brevipalpus inornatus, Brevipalpus origanum, Brevipalpus pereger, Tenuipalpus bioculatus, Tenuipalpus inornatus, Tenuipalpus pseudocuneatus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • False spider miteEnglish
  • Ornamental flat miteEnglish
  • sviluše oválnáCzech
  • 망초애응애Korean
  • Oranje theemijtDutch
  • Оранжерейная плоскотелкаRussian
  • Kurtbağrı AkarıTurkish
  • 卵形短須蟎Chinese

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Relatives of the privet mite

Other species in the same genus Brevipalpus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the privet mite an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the privet mite as invasive in 1 country: Netherlands. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the privet mite?

The privet mite (Brevipalpus obovatus) belongs to the family Tenuipalpidae in the order Trombidiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Privet mite (Brevipalpus obovatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/privet-mite

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BibTeX
@misc{privet_mite_2026,
  title = {Privet mite (Brevipalpus obovatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/privet-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}