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 " * "

Lagomorpha - Rabits, Hares, Pikas

Leporidae - Rabbits and Hares

Genera of lice known from the family:
Haemodipsus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]

Brachylagus

  • Brachylagus idahoensis (Merriam, 1891) - Pygmy Rabbit

    • Bunolagus

  • Bunolagus monticularis (Thomas, 1903) - Riverine Rabbit

    • Caprolagus

  • Caprolagus hispidus (Pearson, 1839) - Hispid Hare

    • Lepus - Hares and Jackrabbits

  • Lepus alleni Mearns, 1890 - Antelope Jackrabbit
  • Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 - Snowshoe Hare
  • Lepus arcticus Ross, 1819 - Arctic Hare
    • Haemodipsus lyriocephalus (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Lepus brachyurus Temminck, 1845 - Japanese Hare
  • Lepus californicus Gray, 1837 - Black-tailed Jackrabbit
    • Haemodipsus setoni Ewing, 1924 *
  • Lepus callotis Wagler, 1830 - White-sided Jackrabbit
  • Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 - Cape Hare
    • Haemodipsus africanus Bedford, 1934
  • Lepus castroviejoi Palacios, 1977 - Broom Hare
  • Lepus comus Allen, 1927 - Yunnan Hare
  • Lepus coreanus Thomas, 1892 - Korean Hare
  • Lepus corsicanus de Winton, 1898 - Corsican Hare
  • Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 - European Hare
    • Haemodipsus lyriocephalus (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Lepus fagani Thomas, 1903 - Ethiopian Hare
  • Lepus flavigularis Wagner, 1844 - Tehuantepec Jackrabbit
  • Lepus granatensis Rosenhauer, 1856 - Granada Hare
  • Lepus hainanus Swinhoe, 1870 - Hainan Hare
  • Lepus insularis W. Bryant, 1891 - Black Jackrabbit
  • Lepus mandshuricus Radde, 1861 - Manchurian Hare
  • Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823 - Indian Hare
  • Lepus oiostolus Hodgson, 1840 - Woolly Hare
  • Lepus othus Merriam, 1900 - Alaskan Hare
  • Lepus peguensis Blyth, 1856 - Burmese Hare
  • Lepus saxatilis F. Cuvier, 1823 - Scrub Hare
    • Haemodipsus ventricosus (Denny, 1842) (error?)
  • Lepus sinensis Gray, 1832 - Chinese Hare
    • Haemodipsus lyriocephalus (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Lepus starcki Petter, 1963 - Ethiopian Highland Hare
  • Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 - Mountain Hare
    • Haemodipsus leporis Blagoveshtchensky, 1966 *
    Haemodipsus lyriocephalus (Burmeister, 1839) *
    Haemodipsus setoni Ewing, 1924
  • Lepus tolai Pallas, 1778 - Tolai Hare
    • Haemodipsus conformalis Blagoveshtchensky, 1965 *
    Haemodipsus lyriocephalus (Burmeister, 1839)
    Haemodipsus setoni Ewing, 1924
  • Lepus townsendii Bachman, 1839 - White-tailed Jackrabbit
    • Haemodipsus setoni Ewing, 1924
    Haemodipsus ventricosus (Denny, 1842) (error?)
  • Lepus victoriae Thomas, 1893 - African Savanna Hare
    • Haemodipsus africanus Bedford, 1934 *
  • Lepus yarkandensis Günther, 1875 - Yarkand Hare

    • Nesolagus

  • Nesolagus netscheri (Schlegel, 1880) - Sumatran Rabbit

    • Oryctolagus

  • Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) - European Rabbit
    • Haemodipsus ventricosus (Denny, 1842) *

    Pentalagus

  • Pentalagus furnessi (Stone, 1900) - Amami Rabbit

    • Poelagus

  • Poelagus marjorita (St. Leger, 1929) - Bunyoro Rabbit

    • Pronolagus - Red Rockhares

  • Pronolagus crassicaudatus (I. Geoffroy, 1832) - Natal Red Rockhare
  • Pronolagus randensis Jameson, 1907 - Jameson´s Red Rockhare<
  • Pronolagus rupestris (A. Smith, 1834) - Smith´s Red Rockhare<

    • Romerolagus

  • Romerolagus diazi (Ferrari-Pérez, 1893) - Volcano Rabbit

    • Sylvilagus - Cottontails

  • Sylvilagus aquaticus (Bachman, 1837) - Swamp Rabbit
  • Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1858) - Desert Cottontail
    • Haemodipsus setoni Ewing, 1924
    Haemodipsus ventricosus (Denny, 1842) (error?)
  • Sylvilagus bachmani (Waterhouse, 1839) - Brush Rabbit
  • Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tapeti
  • Sylvilagus cunicularius (Waterhouse, 1848) - Mexican Cottontail
  • Sylvilagus dicei Harris, 1932 - Dice´s Cottontail
  • Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890) - Eastern Cottontail
  • Sylvilagus graysoni (J. A. Allen, 1877) - Tres Marias Cottontail
  • Sylvilagus insonus Nelson, 1904 - Omilteme Cottontail
  • Sylvilagus mansuetus Nelson, 1907 - San Jose brush Rabbit
  • Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman, 1837) - Mmountain Cottontail
    • Haemodipsus setoni Ewing, 1924
  • Sylvilagus palustris (Bachman, 1837) - Marsh Rabbit
  • Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895) - New England Cottontail
    • Hybophthirus notohallus (Neumann, 1909) *


    Last revised:    19 November, 2003

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