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 " * "

Dasyuromorphia - Carnivorous marsupials

Dasyuridae - Dasyurids

Genera of lice known from the family:
Boopia [Amblycera: Boopidae]
Phacogalia [Amblycera: Boopidae]

Antechinus - Antechinuses

  • Antechinus bellus (Thomas, 1904) - Fawn Antechinus
    • Phacogalia brevispinosa (Harrison and Johnson, 1916)
  • Antechinus flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) - Yellow-footed Antechinus
    • Phacogalia brevispinosa (Harrison and Johnson, 1916) *
  • Antechinus godmani (Thomas, 1923) - Atherton Antechinus
  • Antechinus leo Van Dyck, 1980 - Cinnamon Antechinus
  • Antechinus melanurus (Thomas, 1899) - Black-tailed Antechinus
  • Antechinus minimus (E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1803) - Swamp Antechinus
    • Boopia greeni Clay, 1976 *
    Phacogalia brevispinosa (Harrison and Johnson, 1916)
  • Antechinus naso (Jentink, 1911) - Long-nosed Antechinus
  • Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 - Brown Antechinus
    • Phacogalia brevispinosa (Harrison and Johnson, 1916)
  • Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) - Dusky Antechinus
    • Boopia greeni Clay, 1976
    Boopia murrayi Clay, 1976 *
    Phacogalia brevispinosa (Harrison and Johnson, 1916)
  • Antechinus wilhelmina Tate, 1947 - Lesser Antechinus

    • Dasycercus - Crested-tailed Marsupial Mice

  • Dasycercus byrnei (Spencer, 1896) - Kowari
  • Dasycercus cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) - Mulgara

    • Dasykaluta

  • Dasykaluta rosamondae (Ride, 1964) - Little Red Kaluta

    • Dasyurus - Quolls

  • Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel, 1880 - New Guinean Quoll
    • Boopia emersoni Clay, 1976 *
  • Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 - Western Quoll
    • Boopia uncinata Harrison and Johnston, 1916
  • Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 - Northern Quoll
    • Boopia uncinata Harrison and Johnston, 1916
  • Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) - Spotted-tailed Quoll
  • Dasyurus spartacus Van Dyck, 1987 - Bronze Quoll
  • Dasyurus viverrinus (Shaw, 1800) - Eastern Quoll
    • Boopia uncinata Harrison and Johnston, 1916 *

    Murexia - Long-tailed Dasures

  • Murexia longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866) - Short-furred Dasyure
  • Murexia rothschildi (Tate, 1938) - Broad-striped Dasyure

    • Myoictis

  • Myoictis melas (Müller, 1840) - Three-striped Dasyure

    • Neophascogale

  • Neophascogale lorentzi (Jentink, 1911) - Speckled Dasyure

    • Ningaui - Ningauis

  • Ningaui ridei Archer, 1975 - Wongai Ningaui
  • Ningaui timealeyi Archer, 1975 - PilbaraNingaui
  • Ningaui yvonnae Kitchener, Stoddart, and Henry, 1983 - Southern Ningaui

    • Parantechinus - Dibblers

  • Parantechinus apicalis (Gray, 1842) - Southern Dibbler
  • Parantechinus bilarni (Johnson, 1954) - Sandstone Antechinus
    • Boopia occidua Clay, 1981 *

    Phascogale - Phascogales

  • Phascogale calura Gould, 1844 - Red-tailed Phascogale
  • Phascogale tapoatafa (F. Meyer, 1793) - Brush-tailed Phascogale
    • Phacogalia spinosa (Harrison and Johnston, 1916) *

    Phascolosorex - Marsupial Shrews

  • Phascolosorex doriae (Thomas, 1886) - Red-bellied Marsupial Shrew
  • Phascolosorex dorsalis (Peters and Doria, 1876) - Narrow-striped Marsupial Shrew

    • Planigale - Planigales

  • Planigale gilesi Aitken, 1972 - Paucident Planigale
  • Planigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906) - Long-tailed Planigale
  • Planigale maculata (Gould, 1851) - Pygmy Planigale
  • Planigale novaeguineae Tate and Archbold, 1941 - New Guinean Planigale
  • Planigale tenuirostris Troughton, 1928 - Narrow-nosed Planigale

    • Pseudantechinus - Pseudantechinuses

  • Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1896) - Fat-tailed Pseudantechinus
  • Pseudantechinus ningbing Kitchener, 1988 - Nibing Pseudantechinus
  • Pseudantechinus woolleyae Kitchener and Caputi, 1988 - Woolley´s Pseudantechinus

    • Sarcophilus

  • Sarcophilus laniarius (Owen, 1838) - Tasmanian Devil

    • Sminthopsis - Dunnarts

  • Sminthopsis aitkeni Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984 - Kangaroo Island Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, 1986 - Chestnut Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis butleri Archer, 1979 - Carpentarian Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis crassicaudata (Gould, 1844) - Fat-tailed Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis dolichura Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984 - Little Long-tailed Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis douglasi Archer, 1979 - Julia Creek Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis fuliginosus (Gould, 1852) - Sooty Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis gilberti Kitchener, Stoddart, and Henry, 1984 - Gilbert ´s Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis granulipes Troughton, 1932 - White-tailed Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis griseoventer Kitchener, Stoddart, and Henry, 1984 - Gray-bellied Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis hirtipes Thomas, 1898 - Hairy-footed Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis laniger (Gould, 1856) - Kultarr
  • Sminthopsis leucopus (Gray, 1842) - White-footed Dunnart
    • Boopia lukoschusi Clay, 1976
  • Sminthopsis longicaudata Spencer, 1909 - Long-tailed Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis macroura (Gould, 1845) - Stripe-faced Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838) - Slender-tailed Dunnart
    • Boopia lukoschusi Clay, 1976 *
  • Sminthopsis ooldea Troughton, 1965 - Ooldea Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis psammophila Spencer, 1895 - Sandhill Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis virginiae (de Tarragon, 1847) - Red-cheeked Dunnart
  • Sminthopsis youngsoni McKenzie and Archer, 1982 - Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart


    • Last revised:    15 November, 2003

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