Mammals and their associated chewing lice
Mammal taxonomy Wilson and Reeder, 1992
Chewing Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C Dalgleish
conventions:
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Rodentia - Rodents
Echimyidae - American spiny rats
Genera of lice known from the family:
Ctenophthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Eutrichophilus [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Fahrenholzia [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Gliricola [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Gypropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Harrisonia [Amblycera: Trimenoponidae]
Hoplomyophilus [Amblycera: Trimenoponidae]
Hoplopleura [Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae]
Pterophthirus [Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae]
Chaetomyinae
Chaetomys
- Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) - Bristle-spined Rat
Eutrichophilus moojeni Werneck, 1945 *
Dactylomyinae
Dactylomys - Neotropical Bamboo Rats
- Dactylomys boliviensis Anthony, 1920 - Bolivian Bamboo Rat
- Dactylomys dactylinus (Desmarest, 1817) - Amazon Bamboo Rat
- Dactylomys peruanus Allen, J. A., 1900 - Peruvian Bamboo Rat
Gliricola brooksae Price and Timm, 2002 *
Kannabateomys
- Kannabateomys amblyonyx (Wagner, 1845) - Atlantic Bamboo Rat
Gliricola decurtatus (Neumann, 1912) * t
Olallamys - Olalla Rats
- Olallamys albicauda (Günther, 1879) - White-tailed Olalla Rat
- Olallamys edax (Thomas, 1916) - Greedy Olalla Ra
Echimyinae
Diplomys - Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny Rats
- Diplomys caniceps (Günther, 1877) - Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny Rat
- Diplomys labilis (Bangs, 1901) - Rufous Tree Rat
Gliricola arboricola Méndez, 1969 *
Gyropus diplomys Méndez, 1967 *
- Diplomys rufodorsalis (Allen, J. A., 1899) - Red Crested Tree Rat
Echimys - Spiny Tree Rats
- Echimys blainvillei (F. Cuvier, 1837) - Golden Atlantic Tree Rat
- Echimys braziliensis (Waterhouse, 1848) - Red-nosed Tree Rat
Gliricola marajoensis Werneck, 1942 *
- Echimys chrysurus (Zimmermann, 1780) - White-faced Tree Rat
- Echimys dasythrix (Hensel, 1872) - Drab Atlantic Tree Rat
Gliricola fonsecai Werneck, 1933 *
- Echimys grandis (Wagner, 1845) - Giant Tree Rat
Gliricola paraemsos Werneck, 1942 *
- Echimys lamarum (Thomas, 1916) - Pallid Atlantic Tree Rat
- Echimys macrurus (Wagner, 1842) - Long-tailed Tree Rat
- Echimys nigrispinus (Wagner, 1842) - Black-spined Atlantic Tree Rat
- Echimys pictus (Pictet, 1841) - Painted Tree Rat
Gyropus travassosi Werneck, 1948 *
- Echimys rhipidurus Thomas, 1928 - Peruvian Tree Rat
- Echimys saturnus Thomas, 1928 - Dark Tree Rat
- Echimys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838) - Speckled Tree Rat
Gliricola marajoensis Werneck, 1942
Hoplopleura inusitata Johnson, 1972
- Echimys thomasi (Ihering, 1871) - Giant Atlantic Tree Rat
- Echimys unicolor (Wagner, 1842) - Unicolored Tree Rat
Isothrix - Brus-tailed Rats
- Isothrix bistriata Wagner, 1845 - Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
Gliricola mirandai Werneck, 1935 *
Gyropus thompsoni Werneck, 1935 *
- Isothrix pagurus Wagner, 1845 - Plain Brush-tailed Rat
Makalata
- Makalata armata (I. Geoffroy, 1830) - Armored Tree Rat
Eumysopinae
Carterodon
- Carterodon sulcidens (Lund, 1841) - Owl´s Spiny Rat
Clyomys - Lund´s Spiny Rats
- Clyomys bishopi Avila-Pires and Wutke, 1981 - Bishop´s Fossorial Spiny Rat
- Clyomys laticeps (Thomas, 1909) - Broad-headed Spiny Rat
Euryzygomatomys
- Euryzygomatomys spinosus (G. Fischer, 1814) - Guiara
Gliricola mesomydis Werneck, 1933 *
Gyropus cruzi (Werneck, 1933) *
Gyropus parasetosus Werneck, 1935 *
Hoplomys
- Hoplomys gymnurus (Thomas, 1897) - Armored Rat
Gliricola sylvatica Méndez, 1967 *
Gyropus mesoamericanus Méndez, 1969 *
Harrisonia uncinata Ferris, 1922 *
Hoplomyophilus nativus Méndez, 1967 *
Pterophthirus audax (Ferris, 1921) *
Lonchothrix
- Lonchothrix emiliae Thomas, 1920 - Tufted-tailed Spiny Rat
Mesomys - Spiny Tree Rats
- Mesomys didelphoides (Desmarest, 1817) - Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat
- Mesomys hispidus (Desmarest, 1817) - Spiny Tree Rat
Gliricola halli Price and Timm, 1993 *
Gliricola woodmani Price and Timm, 1993 *
Hoplopleura orinocoi Johnson, 1972 *
- Mesomys leniceps Thomas, 1926 - Woolly-headed Spiny Tree Rat
- Mesomys obscurus (Wagner, 1840) - Dusky Spiny Tree Rat
- Mesomys stimulax Thomas, 1911 - Surinam Spiny Tree Rat
Proechimys - Terrestrial Spiny Rats
- Proechimys albispinus (I. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1838) - White-spined Spiny Rat
Gliricola echimydis Werneck, 1933
Gliricola humilis Werneck, 1951 *
Gyropus martini (Werneck, 1934) *
Gyropus persetosus Cicchino and Castro, 1990 *
- Proechimys amphichoricus Moojen, 1948 - Venezuelan Spiny Rat
- Proechimys bolivianus Thomas, 1901 - Bolivian Spiny Rat
- Proechimys brevicauda (Günther, 1877) - Huallaga Spiny Rat
Gliricola aequatorialis Werneck, 1948 *
- Proechimys canicollis (Allen, J. A., 1899) - Columbian Spiny Rat
Gliricola tiptoni Emerson and Price, 1975
Gliricola venezuelanus Emerson and Price, 1975
Gyropus wernecki Emerson and Price, 1975
- Proechimys cayennensis (Desmarest, 1817) - Cayenne Spiny Rat
Gliricola calcaratus Werneck, 1937 *
Gliricola columbanus Werneck, 1944 *
Gliricola echimydis Werneck, 1933
Gliricola pintoi Werneck, 1935
Gliricola tiptoni Emerson and Price, 1975
Gliricola venezuelanus Emerson and Price, 1975 *
Gyropus parasetosus Werneck, 1935
Gyropus wernecki Emerson and Price, 1975
Harrisonia uncinata Ferris, 1922
Pterophthirus audax (Ferris, 1921)
Pterophthirus splendida (Johnson, 1972) *
- Proechimys chrysaeolus (Thomas, 1898) - Boyaca Spiny Rat
- Proechimys cuvieri Petter, 1978 - Cuvier´s Spiny Rat
- Proechimys decumanus (Thomas, 1899) - Pacific Spiny Rat
- Proechimys dimidiatus (Günther, 1877) - Atlantic Spiny Rat
Gliricola echimydis Werneck, 1933
Gyropus martini (Werneck, 1934)
- Proechimys goeldii Thomas, 1905 - Goeldi´s Spiny Rat
- Proechimys gorgonae Bangs, 1905 - Gorgona Spiny Rat
- Proechimys guairae Thomas, 1901 - Guaira Spiny Rat
- Proechimys gularis Thomas, 1911 - Ecuadorian Spiny Rat
- Proechimys hendeei Thomas, 1926 - Hendee´s Spiny Rat
- Proechimys hoplomyoides (Tate, 1939) - Guyanan Spiny Rat
Gliricola handleyi Emerson and Price, 1975 *
- Proechimys iheringi Thomas, 1911 -Ihering´s Spiny Rat
Gliricola echimydis Werneck, 1933 *
Gliricola maculatus Werneck, 1942 *
Gyropus iheringi Werneck, 1948 *
Hoplopleura multilobata Werneck, 1954 * (host ?)
Pterophthirus wernecki Guimarães, 1950 *
- Proechimys longicaudatus (Rengger, 1830) - Long-tailed Spiny Rat
Gliricola aequatorialis Werneck, 1948 *
Gyropus parasetosus Werneck, 1935
Gyropus setosus Neumann, 1912 *
- Proechimys magdalenae (Hershkovitz, 1948) - Magdalena Spiny Rat
- Proechimys mincae (Allen, J. A., 1899) - Minca Spiny Rat
Pterophthirus audax (Ferris, 1921)
- Proechimys myosuros (Lichtenstein, 1820) - Mouse-tailed Spiny Rat
- Proechimys oconnelli Allen, J. A., 1913 - O´Connell´s Spiny Rat
- Proechimys oris Thomas, 1904 - Para Spiny Rat
Gliricola pintoi Werneck, 1935
Gliricola venezuelanus Emerson and Price, 1975
Pterophthirus audax (Ferris, 1921)
- Proechimys poliopus Osgood, 1914 - Gray-footed Spiny Rat
- Proechimys quadruplicatus Hershkovitz, 1948 - Napo Spiny Rat
- Proechimys semispinosus (Tomes, 1860) - Tome´s Spiny Rat
Gliricola mendezi Emerson and Price, 1975 *
Gliricola panamensis Werneck, 1944
Gliricola tiptoni Emerson and Price, 1975 *
Gliricola venezuelanus Emerson and Price, 1975
Gliricola vogelsangi Werneck, 1951
Gliricola wenzeli Emerson and Price, 1975 *
Gyropus emersoni Méndez, 1969
Gyropus setifer (Ewing, 1924)
Gyropus wernecki Emerson and Price, 1975 *
Harrisonia uncinata Ferris, 1922
Hoplomyophilus nativus Méndez, 1967
Pterophthirus audax (Ferris, 1921) *
Pterophthirus splendida (Johnson, 1972)
Fahrenholzia schwartzi Werneck, 1952
- Proechimys setosus (Desmarest, 1817) - Hairy Spiny Rat
Gyropus limai Werneck, 1948 *
- Proechimys simonsi Thomas, 1900 - Simon´s Spiny Rat
- Proechimys steerei Goldman, 1911 - Steere´s Spiny Rat
- Proechimys trinitatis (Allen, J. A. and Chapman, 1893) - Trinidad Spiny Rat
Gliricola vogelsangi Werneck, 1951 *
Gyropus parasetosus Werneck, 1935
Harrisonia uncinata Ferris, 1922
Pterophthirus splendida (Johnson, 1972)
- Proechimys urichi (Allen, J. A., 1899) - Sucre Spiny Rat
- Proechimys warreni Thomas, 1905 - Warren´s Spiny Rat
Thrichomys
- Thrichomys apereoides (Lund, 1839) - Punare
Ctenophthirus cercomydis Ferris, 1922 *
Gyropus cercomydis Werneck, 1942 *
Gyropus distinctus Werneck, 1948 *
Gyropus freitasi Werneck, 1942 *
Gyropus lenti Werneck, 1936 *
Gyropus scalaris Werneck, 1942 *
Heteropsomyinae
Boromys - Cuban Cave Rats
- Boromys offella Miller, 1916 - Oriente Cave Rat
- Boromys torrei Allen, 1917 - Torre´s Cave Rat
Brotomys - Edible Rats
- Brotomys contractus Miller, 1929 - Haitian Edible Rat
- Brotomys voratus Miller, 1916 - Hispaniolan Edible Rat
Heteropsomys - Hispaniolan Cave Rats
- Heteropsomys antillensis (Anthony, 1917) - Antillean Cave Rat
- Heteropsomys insulans Anthony, 1916 - Insular Cave Rat
Puertoricomys
- Puertoricomys corozalus (Williams and Koopman, 1951) - Corozal Rat
Last revised:
13 November, 2003
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