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

Lemuridae - Large lemurs

Genera of lice known from the family:
Phthirpediculus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Trichophilopterus [Ischnocera: Philopteridae]

Eulemur - True Lemurs

  • Eulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842) - Crowned Lemur
    • Trichophilopterus babakotophilus Stobbe, 1913
  • Eulemur fulvus (E. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1796) - Brown Lemur
  • Eulemur macaco (Linnaeus, 1766) - Black Lemur
    • Trichophilopterus babakotophilus Stobbe, 1913
  • Eulemur mongoz (Linnaeus, 1766) - Mongoose Lemur
    • Phthirpediculus brygooi Clay, 1977
    Trichophilopterus babakotophilus Stobbe, 1913
  • Eulemur rubriventer (I. Geoffroy, 1850) - Red-bellied Lemur

    • Hapalemur - Bamboo Lemurs

  • Hapalemur aureus Meier, Albignac, Peyriéras, Rumpler, and Wright, 1987 - Golden Bamboo Lemur
  • Hapalemur griseus (Link, 1795) - Bamboo Lemur
  • Hapalemur simus Gray, 1870 - Greater Bamboo Lemur

    • Lemur

  • Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758 - Ring-tailed Lemur

    • Varecia

  • Varecia variegata (Kerr, 1792) - Ruffed Lemur


    • Last revised:    15 November, 2003

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