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 " * "

Xenarthra - Edentates

Megalonychidae - Two-toed Sloths

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


  • Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Southern Two-toed Sloth
    • Neotrichodectes gastrodes (Cummings, 1916) *
  • Choloepus hoffmanni Peters, 1858 - Northern Two-toed Sloth


    • Last revised:    16 November, 2003

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