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

Erethizontidae - New World porcupines

Genera of lice known from the family:
Eutrichophilus [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Coendou - Prehensile-tailed Porcupines

  • Coendou bicolor (Tschudi, 1844) - Bicolor-spined Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus andersoni Timm and Price, 1994 *
    Eutrichophilus duellmani Timm and Price, 1994 *
  • Coendou koopmani Handley and Pine, 1992 - Koopman´s Porcupine
    Eutrichophilus koopmani Timm and Price, 2000 *
  • Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Brazilian Porcupine
  • Coendou rothschildi Thomas, 1902 - Rothschild's Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus maximus Bedford, 1939 *

    Echinoprocta

  • Echinoprocta rufescens (Gray, 1865) - Stump-tailed Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus hershkovitzi Timm and Price, 1994 *

    Erethizon

  • Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758) - North American Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus setosus (Giebel, 1861) *

    Sphiggurus - Hairy Dwarf Porcupines

  • Sphiggurus insidiosus (Lichtenstein, 1818) - Bahia Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus exiguus Werneck, 1950 *
    Eutrichophilus guyanensis Werneck, 1950 *
  • Sphiggurus mexicanus (Kerr, 1792) - Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus mexicanus (Rudow, 1866) *
  • Sphiggurus pallidus (Waterhouse, 1848) - Pallid Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
  • Sphiggurus spinosus (F. Cuvier, 1823) - Paraguay Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus australis Ewing, 1936 *
    Eutrichophilus cercolabes Mjöberg, 1910
    Eutrichophilus claytoni Timm and Price, 1994 *
    Eutrichophilus cordiceps Mjöberg, 1910
    Eutrichophilus emersoni Timm and Price, 1994 *
    Eutrichophilus minor Mjöberg, 1910
    Eutrichophilus paraguayensis Timm and Price, 1994 *
  • Sphiggurus vestitus (Thomas, 1899) - Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
    • Eutrichophilus comitans Werneck, 1950 *
    Eutrichophilus lobatus Ewing, 1936 *
  • Sphiggurus villosus (F. Cuvier, 1823) - Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine


    • Last revised:    19 November, 2003

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