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 " * "

Scandentia - Tree Shrews

Tupaiidae - Tree Shrews

Genera of lice known from the family:

Docophthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]

Sathrax [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]

Tupaiinae

Anathana

Anathana ellioti (Thomas, 1892) - Madras Tree Shrews

Docophthirus acinetus Waterston, 1923

Dendrogale - Smooth-tailed Tree Shrews

Dendrogale melanura (Thomas, 1892) - Bornean Smooth-tailed Tree Shrew
Dendrogale murina (Schlegel and Müller, 1843) - Northern Smooth-tailed Tree Shrew

Tupaia - Tree Shrews

Tupaia belangeri (Wagner, 1841) - Northern Tree Shrew

Sathrax durus Johnson, 1964

Tupaia chrysogaster Miller, 1903 - Golden-bellied Tree Shrew
Tupaia dorsalis Schlegel, 1857 - Striped Tree Shrew
Tupaia glis (Diard, 1820) - Common Tree Shrew

Sathrax durus Johnson, 1964 *

Tupaia gracilis Thomas, 1893 - Slender Tree Shrew
Tupaia javanica Horsfield, 1822 - Javan Tree Shrew
Tupaia longipes (Thomas, 1893) - Long-footed Treeshrew
Tupaia minor Günther, 1876 - Pygmy Tree Shrew
Tupaia montana Thomas, 1892 - Mountain Tree Shrew
Tupaia nicobarica (Zelebor, 1869) - Nicobar Tree Shrew
Tupaia palawanensis Thomas, 1894 - Palawan Tree Shrew
Tupaia picta Thomas, 1892 - Painted Tree Shrew
Tupaia splendidula Gray, 1865 - Ruddy Tree Shrew
Tupaia tana Raffles, 1821 - Large Tree Shrew

Urogale

Urogale everetti (Thomas, 1892) - Mindanao Tree Shrew

Ptilocercinae

Ptilocercus

Ptilocercus lowii Gray, 1848 - Pen-tailed Tree Shrew

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