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 " * "
Carnivora - Carnivores
Herpestidae - Mongooses
Genera of lice known from the family:
Felicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Galidiinae
Galidia
- Galidia elegans I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837 - Ring-tailed Mongoose
Galidictis - Striped Mongooses
- Galidictis fasciata (Gmelin, 1788) - Broad-striped Mongoose
- Galidictis grandidieri Wozencraft, 1986 - Giant-striped Mongoose
Mungotictis
- Mungotictis decemlineata (A. Grandidier, 1867) - Narrow-striped Mongoose
Salanoia
- Salanoia concolor (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837) - Brown-tailed Mongoose
Felicola subrostratus (Burmeister, 1838)
Herpestinae
Atilax
- Atilax paludinosus (Cuvier, 1829) - Marsh Mongoose
Felicola acutirostris (Stobbe, 1913) *
Felicola laticeps (Werneck, 1942) *
Felicola macrurus Werneck, 1948 *
Felicola minimus Werneck, 1948 *
Felicola pygidialis Werneck, 1948 *
Felicola rahmi Emerson and Stojanovich, 1966
Bdeogale - Black-legged Mongooses
- Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1852 - Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Felicola bedfordi Hopkins, 1942 *
- Bdeogale jacksoni (Thomas, 1894) - Jackson´s Mongoose
Felicola bedfordi Hopkins, 1942
- Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran, 1855 - Black-footed Mongoose
Felicola bedfordi Hopkins, 1942
Crossarchus - Cusimanses
- Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton, 1907 - Alexander´s Cusimanse
Felicola congoensis (Emerson and Price, 1967) *
- Crossarchus ansorgei Thomas, 1910 - Ansorge´s Cusimanse
- Crossarchus obscurus F. G. Cuvier, 1825 - Long-nosed Cusimanse
Felicola occidentalis (Emerson and Price, 1967) *
Cynictis
- Cynictis penicillata (G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1829) - Yellow Mongoose
Felicola cynictis (Bedford, 1928) *
Dologale
- Dologale dybowskii (Pousargues, 1893) - Pousargue´s Mongoose
Galerella - Slender Mongooses
- Galerella flavescens (Bocage, 1889) - Black Slender Mongoose
- Galerella pulverulenta (Wagner, 1839) - Cape Gray Mongoose
Felicola calogaleus (Bedford, 1928) *
- Galerella sanguinea (Rüppell, 1836) - Slender Mongoose
Felicola calogaleus (Bedford, 1928)
Felicola mungos (Stobbe, 1913) *
- Galerella swalius (Thomas, 1926) - Namaqua Slender Mongoose
Helogale - Dwarf Mongooses
- Helogale hirtula Thomas, 1904 - Desert Dwarf Mongoose
- Helogale parvula (Sundevall, 1847) - Dwarf Mongoose
Felicola helogale Bedford, 1932 *
Felicola helogaloidis (Werneck, 1948) *
Herpestes - Common Mongooses
- Herpestes brachyurus Gray, 1837 - Short-tailed Mongoose
- Herpestes edwardsii (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818) - Indian Gray Mongoose
Felicola rohani Werneck, 1956
- Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Egyptian Mongoose
Felicola inaequalis (Piaget, 1880) *
- Herpestes javanicus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818) - Javan Mongoose
Felicola rohani Werneck, 1956
- Herpestes naso de Winton, 1901 - Long-nosed Mongoose
- Herpestes palustris Ghose, 1965 - Bengal Mongoose
- Herpestes semitorquatus Gray, 1846 - Collared Mongoose
- Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837 - Ruddy Mongoose
- Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836) - Crab-eating Mongoose
Felicola rohani Werneck, 1956 *
- Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835 - Striped-necked Mongoose
Felicola zeylonicus Bedford, 1936 *
Ichneumia
- Ichneumia albicauda (G. [Baron] Cuvier, 1829) - White-tailed Mongoose
Felicola subrostratus (Burmeister, 1838)
Liberiictis
- Liberiictis kuhni Hayman, 1958 - Liberian Mongoose
Felicola liberiae Emerson and Price, 1972 *
Mungos - Banded Mongooses
- Mungos gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) - Gambian Mongoose
- Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788) - Banded Mongoose
Felicola decipiens Hopkins, 1941 *
Paracynictis
- Paracynictis selousi (de Winton, 1896) - Selous´s Mongoose
Felicola setosus Bedford, 1932 *
Rhynchogale
- Rhynchogale melleri (Gray, 1865) - Meller´s Mongoose
Felicola robertsi Hopkins, 1944 *
Suricata
- Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776) - Meerkat
Felicola cooleyi (Bedford, 1929) *
Last revised:
15 November, 2003
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