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Red palm mite

Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924

Status not recordedarachnids

The red palm mite (Raoiella indica) is a species in the family Tenuipalpidae, order Trombidiformes.

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Quick facts about the red palm 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 red palm mite live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red palm mite as introduced in 18 countries, and flagged as invasive in 7 of them.

  1. Colombiainvasive
  2. Dominicainvasive
  3. Dominican Republicinvasive
  4. Haitiinvasive
  5. Jamaicainvasive
  6. Mexicoinvasive
  7. Venezuelainvasive
  8. Barbados
  9. Brazil
  10. Egypt
  11. Mauritius
  12. Saudi Arabia
  13. Sri Lanka
  14. St. Lucia
  15. St. Martin
  16. St. Vincent & Grenadines
  17. Trinidad & Tobago
  18. United States

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 red palm 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 red palm mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderTrombidiformes
  5. familyTenuipalpidae
  6. genusRaoiella
  7. SpeciesRaoiella indica Hirst, 1924

Synonyms Rarosiella cocosae

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • sviluše indickáCzech
  • Ácaro rojo de las palmasSpanish
  • Acarien rouge du palmierFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red palm mite

Other species in the same genus Raoiella.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the red palm mite an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the red palm mite as invasive in 7 countries, including Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. It lists it as introduced in 18 in all.

What kind of animal is the red palm mite?

The red palm mite (Raoiella indica) 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

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BibTeX
@misc{red_palm_mite_2026,
  title = {Red palm mite (Raoiella indica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-palm-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}