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

Loridae - Lorises, Pottos, Angwantibos

Genera of lice known from the family:
Felicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Arctocebus - Angwantibos

  • Arctocebus aureus de Winton, 1902 - Golden Angwantibo
  • Arctocebus calabarensis (Smith, J. A., 1860) - Calabar Angwantibo

    • Loris

  • Loris tardigradus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Slender Loris

    • Nycticebus - Slow Lorises

  • Nycticebus coucang (Boddaert, 1785). - Slow Loris
    • Felicola mjoebergi (Stobbe, 1913) *
  • Nycticebus pygmaeus Bonhote, 1907 - Pygmy Slow Loris

  • Perodicticus potto (Müller, 1766) - Potto


    • Last revised:    16 November, 2003

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