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
Heteromyidae - Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice
Genera of lice known from the family:
Fahrenholzia [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Dipodomyinae
Dipodomys - Kangaroo Rats
- Dipodomys agilis Gambel, 1848 - Agile Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890 - California Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915 *
- Dipodomys compactus True, 1889 - Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys deserti Stephens, 1887 - Desert Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys elator Merriam, 1894 - Texas Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys elephantinus (Grinnell, 1919) - Big-eared Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys gravipes Huey, 1925 - San Quintin Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys heermanni Le Conte, 1853 - Heermann´s Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys ingens (Merriam, 1904) - Giant Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys insularis Merriam, 1907 - San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys margaritae Merriam, 1907 - Margarita Island Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890 - Merriam´s Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys microps (Merriam, 1904) - Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys nelsoni Merriam, 1907 - Nelson´s Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys nitratoides Merriam, 1894 - Fresno Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse, 1853 - Ord´s Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894) - Panamint Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys phillipsii Gray, 1841 - Phillip´s Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890 - Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Dipodomys stephensi (Merriam, 1907) - Stephen´s Kangaroo Rat
- Dipodomys venustus (Merriam, 1904) - Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat
Microdipodops - Kangaroo Mice
- Microdipodops megacephalus Merriam, 1891 - Dark Kangaroo Mouse
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Microdipodops pallidus Merriam, 1901 - Pale Kangaroo Mouse
Heteromyinae
Heteromys - Forest Spiny Pocket Mice
- Heteromys anomalus (Thompson, 1815) - Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia schwartzi Werneck, 1952 *
- Heteromys australis Thomas, 1901 - Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse
- Heteromys desmarestianus Gray, 1868 - Desmarest´s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia fairchildi Johnson, 1962 * (type host ?)
Fahrenholzia ferrisi Werneck, 1952
Fahrenholzia hertigi Johnson, 1962 *
- Heteromys gaumeri J. A. Allen and Chapman, 1897 - Gaumer´s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia ferrisi Werneck, 1952
- Heteromys goldmani Merriam, 1902 - Goldman´s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia ferrisi Werneck, 1952 *
- Heteromys nelsoni Merriam, 1902 - Nelson´s Spiny Pocket Mouse
- Heteromys oresterus Harris, 1932 - Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse
Perognathinae
Liomys - Spiny Pocket Mice
- Liomys adspersus (Peters, 1874) - Panamanian Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia fairchildi Johnson, 1962
- Liomys irroratus (Gray, 1868) - Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia ehrlichi Johnson, 1962 *
Fahrenholzia texana Stojanovich and Pratt, 1961 *
- Liomys pictus (Thomas, 1893) - Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia microcephala Ferris, 1922 *
- Liomys salvini (Thomas, 1893) - Salvin´s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia fairchildi Johnson, 1962
- Liomys spectabilis Genoways, 1971 - Jaliscan Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus - Coarse-haired Pocket Mice
- Chaetodipus arenarius Merriam, 1894 - Little desert Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus artus Osgood, 1900 - Norrow-skulled Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam, 1894 - Bailey´s Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia reducta Ferris, 1922
- Chaetodipus californicus Merriam, 1889 - California Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia tribulosa Ferris, 1922 *
- Chaetodipus fallax Merriam, 1889 - San Diego Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus formosus Merriam, 1889 - Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia reducta Ferris, 1922 *
- Chaetodipus goldmani Osgood, 1900 - Goldman´s Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus hispidus (Baird, 1858) - Hispid Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia zacatecae Ferris, 1922 *
- Chaetodipus intermedius Merriam, 1889 - Rock Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus lineatus Dalquest, 1951 - Lined Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam, 1894 - Nelson´s Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus penicillatus (Woodhouse, 1852) - Desert Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Chaetodipus pernix J. A. Allen, 1898 - Sinaloan Pocket Mouse
- Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam, 1889 - Spiny Pocket Mouse
Perognathus - Silky Pocket Mice
- Perognathus alticola Rhoads, 1894 - White-eared Pocket Mouse
- Perognathus amplus Osgood, 1900 - Arizona Pocket Mouse
- Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 - Olive-backed Pocket Mouse
- Perognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889 - Plains Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Perognathus flavus Baird, 1855 - Silky Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia boleni McDaniel, 1968 *
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Perognathus inornatus Merriam, 1889 - San Joaquin Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Perognathus longimembris (Coues, 1875) - Little Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
- Perognathus merriami J. A. Allen, 1892 - Merriam´s Pocket Mouse
- Perognathus parvus (Peale, 1848) - Great Basin Pocket Mouse
Fahrenholzia pinnata Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
Fahrenholzia reducta Ferris, 1922
- Perognathus xanthanotus Grinnell, 1912 - Yellow-eared Pocket Mouse
Last revised:
19 November, 2003
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