Sarcoptes equi

Sarcoptes equi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Sarcoptiformes
Family:	Sarcoptidae
Genus:	Sarcoptes
Species:	S. equi
Binomial name
	Sarcoptes equi; Raspail, 1834

Last updated October 11, 2025

Sarcoptes equi is a species of mites belonging to the genus Sarcoptes . The species primarily infests horses and their riders. As with many other members of Sarcoptes, the species is known to cause scabies.^[1]

References

↑ OConnor, Barry M.; Klimov, Pavel B. (July 2015). "Review and resolution of some nomenclatural issues regarding the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae), scab-mites of domestic and wild mammals" . Experimental and Applied Acarology. 66 (3): 337–345. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-9916-1. ISSN 0168-8162.

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[1] OConnor, Barry M.; Klimov, Pavel B. (July 2015). "Review and resolution of some nomenclatural issues regarding the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae), scab-mites of domestic and wild mammals" . Experimental and Applied Acarology. 66 (3): 337–345. doi:10.1007/s10493-015-9916-1. ISSN 0168-8162.

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