Sarcoptes equi

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Sarcoptes equi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Acarina
Family: Sarcoptidae
Genus: Sarcoptes
Species: S. equi
Binomial name
Sarcoptes equi

A form of scabies, Sarcoptes equi occurs in horses and riders can suffer an itchy skin disorder from these mites.

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