Mammals and their associated lice

Mammal taxonomy from Wilson and Reeder, 1992
Common names, and phylogenetic sequence from 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 " * "

Rodentia - Rodents

Chinchillidae - Viscachas, Chinchillas

Genera of lice known from the family:
Cuyana [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Eulinognathus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Lagidiophthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Philandesia [Amblycera: Trimenoponidae]
Phtheiropoios [Amblycera: Gyropidae]

Chinchilla - Chinchillas

  • Chinchilla brevicaudata Waterhouse, 1848 - Short-tailed Chinchilla
  • Chinchilla lanigera (Molina, 1782) - Chinchilla
    • Philandesia chinchillae (Werneck, 1935) *
    Philandesia mazzai (Werneck, 1933) *

    Lagidium - Mountain Viscachas

  • Lagidium peruanum Meyen, 1833 - Northern Viscacha
    • Lagidiophthirus parvus (Kellogg and Ferris, 1915) *
    Philandesia chinchillae (Werneck, 1935)
    Philandesia mazzai (Werneck, 1933)
    Philandesia townsendi Kellogg and Nakayama, 1914 *
    Phtheiropoios lagotis (Gervais, 1849)
  • Lagidium viscacia (Molina, 1782) - Southern Viscacha
    • Cuyana maurii Ronderos and Capri, 1969 *
    Eulinognathus hepperi Ronderos and Capri, 1969 *
    Lagidiophthirus parvus (Kellogg and Ferris, 1915)
    Philandesia chinchillae (Werneck, 1935)
    Philandesia mazzai (Werneck, 1933)
    Philandesia townsendi Kellogg and Nakayama, 1914
    Phtheiropoios lagotis (Gervais, 1849) *
  • Lagidium wolffsohni (Thomas, 1907) - Wolffsohn´s Viscacha

    • Lagostomus

  • Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest, 1817) - Plains Viscacha
    • Philandesia maurii Cicchino and Castro, 1984 *


    Last revised:    13 November, 2003

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