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
Viverridae - Civits and relatives
Genera of lice known from the family:
Felicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Heterodoxus [Amblycera: Boopidae]
Trichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Cryptoproctinae
Cryptoprocta
- Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833 - Fossa
Euplerinae
Eupleres
- Eupleres goudotii Doyére, 1835 - Fanalouc
Fossa
- Fossa fossana (Müller, 1776) - Malagasy Civet
Hemigalinae
Chrotogale
- Chrotogale owstoni Thomas, 1912 - Owston´s Palm Civet
Cynogale
- Cynogale bennettii Gray, 1837 - Otter civet
Felicola malaysianus (Werneck, 1948) *
Diplogale
- Diplogale hosei (Thomas, 1892) - Hose´s Palm civet
Hemigalus
- Hemigalus derbyanus (Gray, 1837) - Banded Palm Civet
Nandiniinae
Nandinia
- Nandinia binotata (Gray, 1830) - African Palm Civit
Felicola hopkinsi Bedford, 1936 *
Paradoxurinae
Arctictis
- Arctictis binturong (Raffles, 1821) - Binturong
Arctogalidia
- Arctogalidia trivirgata (Gray, 1832) - Small-toothed Palm Civitt
Macrogalidia
- Macrogalidia musschenbroekii (Schlegel, 1877) - Sulawezi Palm Civit
Paguma
- Paguma larvata (Hamilton Smith, 1827) - Masked Palm Civet
Felicola juccii (Conci, 1942) *
Paradoxurus - Palm Civits
- Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pallas, 1777) - Asian Palm Civet
Felicola bengalensis (Werneck, 1948) *
Felicola philippinensis (Emerson, 1965) *
- Paradoxurus jerdoni Blanford, 1885 - Jerdon´s Palm Civet
- Paradoxurus zeylonensis (Pallas, 1777) - Golden Palm Civet
Viverrinae
Civettictis
- Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776) - African Civet
Felicola subrostratus (Burmeister, 1838)
Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
Genetta - Genets
- Genetta sp.
Felicola acuticeps (Neumann, 1902) *
- Genetta abyssinica (Rüppell, 1836) - Abyssinian genet
Felicola acuticeps (Neumann, 1902)
- Genetta angolensis Bocage, 1882 - Angolan Genet
- Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Small-spotted Genet
Felicola acuticeps (Neumann, 1902)
Felicola africanus (Emerson and Price, 1966) *
Felicola genettae (Frescam 1924) *
- Genetta johnstoni Pocock, 1908 - Johnston´s Genet
- Genetta maculata (Gray, 1830) - Panther Genet
Felicola wernecki Hopkins, 1941 *
- Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855 - Servaline Genet
- Genetta thierryi Matschie, 1902 - Haussa Genet
Felicola wernecki Hopkins, 1941 *
- Genetta tigrina (Schreber, 1776) - Large-spotted Genet
Felicola acuticeps (Neumann, 1902)
Felicola lenicornis (Werneck, 1948)
Felicola neoafricanus (Emerson and Price, 1968) *
- Genetta victoriae Thomas, 1901 - Giant Genet
Felicola lenicornis (Werneck, 1948)
Heterodoxus spiniger (Enderlein, 1909)
Osbornictis
- Osbornictis piscivora J. A. Allen, 1919 - Aquatic Genet
Poiana
- Poiana richardsonii (Thomson, 1842) - African Linsang
Prionodon - Oriental Linsangs
- Prionodon linsang (Hardwicke, 1821) - Banded Linsang
Felicola aspidorhynchus (Werneck, 1948) *
Felicola sumatrensis (Werneck, 1948) *
- Prionodon pardicolor Hodgson, 1842 - Spotted Linsang
Viverra - Oriental Civets
- Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862 - Malabar Civet
- Viverra megaspila Blyth, 1862 -Large-spotted Civet
- Viverra tangalunga Gray, 1832 - Malayan Civet
- Viverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758 - Large Indian Civet
Viverricula
- Viverricula indica (Desmarest, 1804) - Small Indian civit
Felicola viverriculae (Stobbe, 1913) *
Last revised:
16 November, 2003
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