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 " * "

Rodentia - Rodents

Muridae - Rats, Mice, Voles, Gerbils, Hamsters, and Lemmings

Genera of lice known from the family:
Cummingsia [Amblycera: Trimenopon]
Eulinognathus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Fahrenholzia [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Gyropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Hoplopleura [Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae]
Microphthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Neohaematopinus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Polyplax [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Proenderleinellus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Typhlomyophthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]


Arvicolinae

Calomyscinae

Cricetinae

Cricetomyinae

Dendromurinae

Gerbillinae

Lophiomyinae

Murinae

Myopalacinae

Nesomyinae

Otomyinae

Petromyscinae

Platacanthomyinae

Rhizomyinae

Sigmodontinae

Spalacinae



Last revised:    19 November, 2003

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