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 " * "

Carnivora - Carnivores

Otariidae - Sea Lions

Genera of lice known from the family:
Antarctophthirus [Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae]


Arctocephalus - Fur Seals

  • Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783) - South American Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828) - New Zealand Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904 - Galapagos Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875) - Antarctic Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus philippii (Peters, 1866) - Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) - South African Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam, 1897 - Guadalupe Fur Seal
  • Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray, 1872) - Subantarctic Fur Seal

    • Callorhinus

  • Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern Fur Seal
    • Antarctophthirus callorhini (Osborn, 1899) *

    Eumetopias

  • Eumetopias jubatus (Schreber, 1776) - Steller Sea Lion
    • Antarctophthirus microhir (Trouessart and Neumann, 1888)

    Neophoca

  • Neophoca cinerea (Péron, 1816) - Australian Sea Lion
    • Antarctophthirus microhir (Trouessart and Neumann, 1888)

    Otaria

  • Otaria byronia (Blainville, 1820) - South American Sea Lion
    • Antarctophthirus microhir (Trouessart and Neumann, 1888)

    Phocarctos

  • Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844) - New Zealand Sea Lion
    • Antarctophthirus microhir (Trouessart and Neumann, 1888) *

    Zalophus

  • Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) - California Sea Lion
    • Antarctophthirus microhir (Trouessart and Neumann, 1888)


    Last revised:    16 November, 2003

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