Mammals and their associated lice

Carnivora - Carnivores

Mustelidae - Weasels, badgers, skunks, otters

Lutridia [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Neotrichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Paratrichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Stachiella [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Trichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Latagophthirus [Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae]

Lutrinae

Amblonyx

• Amblonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815) - Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx - Clawless Otters

• Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) - African or Cape Clawless Otter

Lutridia matschiei (Stobbe, 1913)

• Aonyx congicus Lönnberg, 1910 - Zaire Clawless Otter

Enhydra

• Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sea Otter

Lontra - New World River Otters

• Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777) - Northern River Otter

Latagophthirus rauschi Kim and Emerson, 1974 *

• Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) - Marine Otter
• Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) - Neotropical River Otter
• Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908) - Southern River Otter

Lutra - Old World River Otter

• Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) - European Otter

Lutridia exilis (Nitzsch, 1861) *

• Lutra maculicollis Lichtenstein, 1835 - Spotted-necked Otter

Lutridia matschiei (Stobbe, 1913) *

• Lutra sumatrana (Gray, 1865) - Hairy-nosed Otter

Lutrogale

• Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826) - Smooth-coated Otter

Pteronura

• Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1788) - Giant Otter

Lutridia lutrae (Werneck, 1937) *

Melinae

Arctonyx

• Arctonyx collaris F. G. Cuvier, 1825 - Hog Badger

Meles

• Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Badger

Trichodectes melis (Fabricius, J. C., 1805) *

Melogale - Ferret-badgers

• Melogale everetti (Thomas, 1895) - Everett's Ferret-badger

Trichodectes emersoni Hopkins, 1960 *

• Melogale moschata (Gray, 1831) - Chinese Ferret-badger

Trichodectes kuntzi Emerson, 1964 *

• Melogale orientalis (Horsfield, 1821) - Javan Ferret-badger
• Melogale personata I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831 - Burmese Ferret-badger

Mydaus - Stink Badgers

• Mydaus javanensis (Desmarest, 1820) - Sunda Stink Badger
• Mydaus marchei (Huet, 1887) - Palawan Stink Badger

Mellivorinae

Mellivora

• Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) - Ratel, Honey Badger

Trichodectes vosseleri Stobbe, 1913

Mephitinae

Conepatus - Hog-nosed Skunks

• Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) - Molina´s Hog-nosed Skunk

Neotrichodectes wolffhuegeli (Werneck, 1936) *

• Conepatus humboldtii Gray, 1837 - Humboldt´s Hog-nosed Skunk

Neotrichodectes chilensis Werneck, 1948

• Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832) - Eastern Hog-nosed skunk

Neotrichodectes arizonae Werneck, 1948

• Conepatus mesoleucus (Lichtenstein, 1832) - Western Hog-nosed skunk

Neotrichodectes arizonae Werneck, 1948*

• Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) - Striped hog-nosed Skunk

Neotrichodectes semistriatus Emerson and Price, 1975 *

Mephitis - Striped Skunks

• Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832 - Hooded Skunk

Neotrichodectes mephitidis (Packard, 1873)

• Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) - Striped Skunk

Neotrichodectes mephitidis (Packard, 1873) *

Spilogale - Spotted Skunks

• Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eastern Spotted Skunk

Neotrichodectes osborni Kéller, 1944 *

• Spilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898 - Pygmy Spotted Skunk

Mustelinae

Eira

• Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tayra

Neotrichodectes barbarae (Neumann, 1913) *

Galictis - Grisons

• Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782) - Lesser Grison

Trichodectes galictidis Werneck, 1934

• Galictis vittata (Schreber, 1776) - Greater Grison

Trichodectes galictidis Werneck, 1934 *

Gulo

• Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758) - Wolverine

Ictonyx - Striped Polecats

• Ictonyx libyca (Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833) - Saharan Stiped Polecat

Paratrichodectes zorillae (Stobbe, 1913) *

• Ictonyx striatus (Perry, 1810) - Zorilla, Striped Polecat

Paratrichodectes ovalis (Bedford, 1928)

Lyncodon

• Lyncodon patagonicus (Blainville, 1842) - Patagonian Weasel

Martes - Martens

• Martes americana (Turton, 1806) - North American Marten

Stachiella martis Werneck, 1948 *

• Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785) - Yellow-throated Marten

Stachiella emeryi (Emerson and Price, 1974) *

• Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) - Beech Marten

Stachiella retusa (Burmeister, 1838) *

• Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield, 1851 - Nilgiri Marten
• Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pine Marten

Stachiella salfii Conci, 1940 *

• Martes melampus (Wagner, 1841) - Japanese Marten
• Martes pennanti (Erxleben, 1777) - Fisher
• Martes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sable

Mustela - Weasels

• Mustela africana Desmarest, 1818 - Amazon Weasel
• Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811 - Mountain Weasel
• Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 - Stoat, Ermine

Stachiella ermineae Hopkins, 1941 *

• Mustela eversmannii Lesson, 1827 - Steppe Polecat
• Mustela felipei Izor and de la Torre, 1978 -
• Mustela frenata Lichtenstein, 1831 - Long-tailed Weasel

Neotrichodectes minutus (Paine, 1912) *

• Mustela kathiah Hodgson, 1835 - Yellow-bellied Weasel
• Mustela lutreola (Linnaeus, 1761) - European Mink
• Mustela lutreolina Robinson and Thomas, 1917 -
• Mustela nigripes (Audubon and Bachman, 1851) - Black-footed Ferret

Neotrichodectes minutus (Paine, 1912)

• Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 - Least Weasel

Stachiella kingi (McGregor, 1917) *

Stachiella mustelae (Schrank, 1803) *

• Mustela nudipes Desmarest, 1822 - Malaysian Weasel
• Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 - European Polecat

Stachiella jacobi Eichler, 1941 *

• Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 - Siberian Weasel

Stachiella mustelae (Schrank, 1803)

• Mustela strigidorsa Gray, 1855 - Back-striped Weasel
• Mustela vison Schreber, 1777 - American Mink

Stachiella larseni Emerson, 1962 *

Poecilogale

• Poecilogale albinucha (Gray, 1864) - African Striped Weasel

Paratrichodectes ugandensis (Bedford, 1936) *

Vormela

• Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770) - Marbled Polecat

Taxidiinae

Taxidea

• Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) - North American Badger

Neotrichodectes interruptofasciatus (Kellogg and Ferris, 1915) *