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 " * "

Primates - Primates

Hominidae - Humans and Great Apes

Genera of lice known from the family:
Pediculus [Anoplura: Pediculidae]
Pthirus [Anoplura: Pthiridae]

Gorilla

  • Gorilla gorilla (Savage and Wyman, 1847). - Gorilla.
    • Pthirus gorillae Ewing, 1927 *

    Homo

  • Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 - Human
    • Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 *
    Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus, 1758) *

    Pan - Chimpanzees

  • Pan paniscus Schwartz, 1929 - Pygmy Chimpanzee
    • Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
  • Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1775) - Chimpanzee
    • Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910 *

    Pongo

  • Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760) - Orangutan


    • Last revised:    18 November, 2003

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