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Scalyface mite

Knemidokoptes pilae Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951

Status not recordedarachnids

The scalyface mite (Knemidokoptes pilae) is a species in the family Knemidokoptidae, order Sarcoptiformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Denmark.

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Quick facts about the scalyface 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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the scalyface mite live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The scalyface mite is listed for 1 country.

Denmark
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Denmark

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the scalyface 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 scalyface mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderSarcoptiformes
  5. familyKnemidokoptidae
  6. genusKnemidokoptes
  7. SpeciesKnemidokoptes pilae Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951

Synonyms Cnemidocoptes pilae

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • lupovka pilaCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scalyface mite

Other species in the same genus Knemidokoptes.

Scalyleg mite

Knemidokoptes mutans

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CompareScalyface mite vs Scalyleg miteScalyface mite vs Knemidokoptes laevis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the scalyface mite live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the scalyface mite for 1 country: Denmark. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the scalyface mite?

The scalyface mite (Knemidokoptes pilae) belongs to the family Knemidokoptidae in the order Sarcoptiformes.

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). Scalyface mite (Knemidokoptes pilae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scalyface-mite

MLA

“Scalyface mite (Knemidokoptes pilae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scalyface-mite.

BibTeX
@misc{scalyface_mite_2026,
  title = {Scalyface mite (Knemidokoptes pilae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scalyface-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}