Mites are of among the serious skin parasites of both animals and humans worldwide. The disease they cause is called mange or scabies. Mange mites of medical importance are categorized into two major groups. One group is the burrowing type that found deeply under the skin, and affects skin follicles and sebaceous glands. This group consists of Demodex, Sarcoptes, etc. The other group is no burrowing type and found on the surface of the skin. Psoroptes and Chorioptes are the well-known non burrowing mites. Each mite has its own unique morphological and behavioural characteristics. Hence for effective therapy and prevention and control of the disease, identification and characterization of mites is mandatory. Therefore, this mini-review highlights mites’ characterization and identification using morphological, serological and molecular methods.