Mammals and their associated lice

Mammal taxonomy Wilson and Reeder, 1992
Common names, and phylogenetic sequence by Wilson and Cole, 2000
Chewing Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C Dalgleish
Anoplura taxonomy (in red) from Durden and Musser, 1994

conventions:
          Host probably extinct = †
          Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Carnivora - Carnivores

Canidae - Dogs

Genera of lice known from the family:
Heterodoxus [Amblycera: Boopidae]
Felicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Linognathus [Anoplura: Linognathidae]
Neotrichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Trichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Alopex

  • Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Arctic Fox
    • Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)

    Atelocynus

  • Atelocynus microtis (Sclater, 1883) - Small-eared Fox

    • Canis - Dogs, Wolves, Coyotes, Jackals

  • Canis adustus Sundevall, 1847 - Side-striped Jackal
    • Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
  • Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 - Golden Jackal
    • Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
    Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)
    Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
  • Canis latrans Say, 1823 - Coyote
    • Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
    Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)
    Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
  • Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 - Gray Wolf
    • Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
    Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)
    Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
  • Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 - Domestic Dog
    • Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909) *
    Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816) *
    Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778) *
  • Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775 - Black-backed Jackal
    • Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)
  • Canis rufus Audubon and Bachman, 1851 - Red wolf
  • Canis simensis Rüppell, 1840 - Simian Jackal

    • Cerdocyon

  • Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) - Crab-eating Fox
    • Felicola fahrenholzi (Werneck, 1948) *
    Linognathus taeniotrichus Werneck, 1937 ( type host ?)
    Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)

    Chrysocyon

  • Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) - Maned wolf
    • Linognathus taeniotrichus Werneck, 1937

    Cuon

  • Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) - Dhole

    • Dusicyon

  • Dusicyon australis (Kerr, 1792) - Falkland Island Wolf

    • Lycaon

  • Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) - African wild Dog

    • Nyctereutes

  • Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) - Raccoon Dog

    • Otocyon

  • Otocyon megalotis (Desmarest, 1822) - Bat-eared Fox
    • Felicola guinlei (Werneck, 1948) *

    Pseudalopex - South American Foxes

  • Pseudalopex culpaeus (Molina, 1782) - Culpeo
    • Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
  • Pseudalopex griseus (Gray, 1837) - Argentine Gray Fox
    • Felicola fahrenholzi (Werneck, 1948)
  • Pseudalopex gymnocercus (G. Fischer, 1814) - Pampas Fox
    • Linognathus taeniotrichus Werneck, 1937 ( type host ?)
  • Pseudalopex sechurae (Thomas, 1900) - Sechura Fox
  • Pseudalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842) - Hoary Fox

    • Speothos

  • Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842) - Bush Dog

    • Urocyon- Gray Foxes

  • Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775) - Gray Fox
    • Felicola quadraticeps (Chapman, 1897) *
    Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
    Neotrichodectes mephitidis (Packard, 1873)
  • Urocyon littoralis (Baird, 1857) - Island Grey Fox
    • Neotrichodectes mephitidis (Packard, 1873)

    Vulpes - Foxes

  • Vulpes bengalensis (Shaw, 1800) - Bengal Fox
    • Linognathus bhatii Dutta, 1988 *
    Linognathus vulpis Werneck, 1952 *
    Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
  • Vulpes cana Blanford, 1877 - Blanford´s Fox
  • Vulpes chama (A. Smith, 1833) - Cape Fox
  • Vulpes corsac (Linnaeus, 1768) - Corsac Fox
  • Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842 - Tibetan Fox )
  • Vulpes macrotis Merriam - kit Fox
  • Vulpes pallida (Cretzschmar, 1827) - Pale Fox
  • Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825) - Rüppell´s Fox
    • Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)
  • Vulpes velox (Say, 1823) - Swift Fox
    • Felicola quadraticeps (Chapman, 1897)
  • Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red Fox
    • Felicola vulpis (Denny, 1842) *
    Linognathus setosus (von Olfers, 1816)
    Linognathus sosninae Ozerova, 1989 *
    Linognathus vulpis Werneck, 1952 *
  • Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780) - Fennec
    • Felicola fennecus (Emerson and Price, 1981) *
    Linognathus fenneci Fiedler and Stampa, 1958 *


    Last revised:    13 November, 2003

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