Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Brauer's giant mite (Sternothyrus braueri), recorded as Endangered
Brauer's giant mite (Sternothyrus braueri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Brauer's giant mite

Sternothyrus braueri

Brauer's giant mite is an arachnid in the family Holothyridae (order Holothyrida) — Sternothyrus braueri, recorded as Endangered and tied to Seychelles.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Sternothyrus braueri
Recorded from
Seychelles
Taxonomy
Arachnida · Holothyrida · Holothyridae · Sternothyrus

The arachnid

Arachnids are eight-legged arthropods: spiders, mites, and their kin.

Range and habitat

Brauer's giant mite is recorded from Seychelles.

GBIF currently lists 8 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Brauer's giant mite is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from Wikidata item Q3498803 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Brauer's giant mite?
Brauer's giant mite is an arachnid in the family Holothyridae (order Holothyrida) — Sternothyrus braueri.
What is the conservation status of Brauer's giant mite?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sternothyrus braueri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Brauer's giant mite live?
The public record places it in Seychelles.
Why is Brauer's giant mite in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Sternothyrus braueri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Brauer's giant mite a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.