Demodex ponderosus

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| genus = Demodex

| species = ponderosus

| authority = Izdebska & Rolbiecki, 2014

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Demodex ponderosus is a hair follicle mite found on thinly haired regions (tail and paws) of the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus.{{cite journal |last1=Izdebska |first1=Joanna N. |last2=Rolbiecki |first2=Leszek |title=New species of Demodex (Acari: Demodecidae) with data on parasitism and occurrence of other demodicids of Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia, Muridae). |journal=Annals of the Entomological Society of America |volume=107 |issue=4 |year=2014 |pages=740–747 |doi=10.1603/AN13123|s2cid=86033170 }}