Listrophorus
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Listrophorus is a genus of parasitic mite
s in the family Listrophoridae. North American species with their hosts include:
An unidentified species has been recorded on the marsh rice rat
(Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia
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Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s in the family Listrophoridae. North American species with their hosts include:
- Listrophorus americanus – muskratMuskratThe muskrat , the only species in genus Ondatra, is a medium-sized semi-aquatic rodent native to North America, and introduced in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands and is a very successful animal over a wide range of climates and habitats...
(Ondatra zibethicus) - Listrophorus caudatus – round-tailed muskratRound-Tailed MuskratThe Round-tailed Muskrat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, sometimes called the Florida water rat. It is the only species in the genus Neofiber....
(Neofiber alleni) - Listrophorus dicrostonyx – collared lemmingCollared lemmingDicrostonyx is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the collared lemmings.It contains the following species:* Northern Collared Lemming * Ungava Collared Lemming...
(Dicrostonyx) - Listrophorus dozieri – muskrat; Virginia opossumVirginia OpossumThe Virginia opossum , commonly known as the North American opossum or tlacuache in Mexico, is the only marsupial found in North America north of Mexico. A solitary and nocturnal animal about the size of a domestic cat, and thus the largest opossum, it is a successful opportunist...
(Didelphis virginiana) - Listrophorus faini – muskrat
- Listrophorus floridanus – southeastern pocket gopherSoutheastern Pocket GopherThe Southeastern Pocket Gopher, Geomys pinetis, is a species of pocket gopher that is native to the Southeastern United States. It occurs in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, where it is the only pocket gopher.-Further reading:...
(Geomys pinetis) - Listrophorus kingstownensis – muskrat
- Listrophorus klebergi – hispid pocket mouseHispid pocket mouseThe hispid pocket mouse is a large pocket mouse native to the Great Plains region of North America. It is a member of the genus Chaetodipus.-Distribution:...
(Chaetodipus hispidus); hispid cotton ratHispid Cotton RatThe Hispid Cotton Rat is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this widely distributed species into three separate species. Carroll et...
(Sigmodon hispidus) - Listrophorus laynei – round-tailed muskrat
- Listrophorus leuckarti – meadow voleMeadow VoleThe Meadow Vole , sometimes called the Field Mouse or Meadow Mouse, is a North American vole found across Canada, Alaska and the northern United States. Its range extends further south along the Atlantic coast. One subspecies, the Florida Salt Marsh Vole , is found in Florida, and is classified as...
(Microtus pennsylvanicus); house mouseHouse mouseThe house mouse is a small rodent, a mouse, one of the most numerous species of the genus Mus.As a wild animal the house mouse mainly lives associated with humans, causing damage to crops and stored food....
(Mus musculus) - Listrophorus mexicanus – sagebrush voleSagebrush VoleThe Sagebrush Vole is a tiny vole found in western North America. This is the only member of genus Lemmiscus....
(Lemmiscus curtatus); rock voleRock VoleThe Rock Vole is a medium-sized vole found in eastern North America. It is also called the Yellow-nosed Vole....
(Microtus chrotorrhinus); montane voleMontane VoleThe Montane Vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in the western United States and British Columbia in Canada.-References:...
(Microtus montanus); prairie volePrairie VoleThe Prairie Vole is a small vole found in central North America. The vole has long, coarse grayish-brown fur on the upper portion of the body and yellowish fur on the lower portion of the body...
(Microtus ochrogaster); creeping voleCreeping VoleThe Creeping Vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in California, Oregon and Washington in the United States.-References:...
(Microtus oregoni); meadow vole; water vole (Microtus richardsoni); Townsend's voleTownsend's VoleTownsend's Vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in Washington and Oregon in the United States.Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.-References:...
(Microtus townsendii); western red-backed voleWestern Red-Backed VoleThe Western Red-Backed Vole is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States and lives mainly in coniferous forest...
(Myodes californicus); southern red-backed voleSouthern Red-backed VoleThe Southern Red-backed Vole or Gapper's Red-backed Vole is a small slender vole found in Canada and the northern United States...
(Myodes gapperi); southern bog lemmingSouthern Bog LemmingThe Southern Bog Lemming, Synaptomys cooperi is a small North American lemming. Its range overlaps with the other species in genus Synaptomys, the Northern Bog Lemming, in southeastern Canada but extends further south....
(Synaptomys cooperi); white-footed mouseWhite-footed mouseWhite-footed Mouse is a rodent native to North America. It ranges from Ontario, Quebec, Labrador and the Maritime Provinces to the southwest USA and Mexico. It is also known as the Woodmouse, particularly in Texas.Adults are in length, not counting the tail, which can add another . A young adult...
(Peromyscus leucopus); house mouse; woodland jumping mouseWoodland jumping mouseThe Woodland jumping mouse is a species of jumping mouse found in North America. It can hop surprisingly long distances given its small size. The mouse is an extraordinary part of the rodent family. Its scientific name in Latin is Napaeozapus insignis, meaning glen or wooded dell + big or strong...
(Napaeozapus insignis); meadow jumping mouseMeadow jumping mouseThe meadow jumping mouse is the most widely distributed mouse in the subfamily Zapodinae. It may be found from the Atlantic coast, to the Great Plains, as far north as the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska, and as far south as Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, and New Mexico.- Description :The...
(Zapus hudsonius); western jumping mouseWestern Jumping MouseThe Western Jumping Mouse , is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Canada and the United States....
(Zapus princeps); least weaselLeast WeaselThe least weasel is the smallest member of the Mustelidae , native to Eurasia, North America and North Africa, though it has been introduced elsewhere. It is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN, due to its wide distribution and presumably large population...
(Mustela nivalis); pallid batPallid batThe Pallid Bat is a species of bat that ranges from western Canada to central Mexico. It is the sole species of its genus and is closely related to Van Gelder's Bat , which is sometimes included in Antrozous...
(Antrozous pallidus); Townsend's moleTownsend's MoleThe Townsend's Mole, Scapanus townsendii, is the largest North American mole.It is found in open lowland areas and open wooded areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California...
(Scapanus townsendii); marsh shrewMarsh ShrewThe Marsh Shrew , also known as the Pacific Water Shrew, is a large North American shrew found near aquatic habitats, the largest member of genus Sorex in North America...
(Sorex bendirii); long-tailed shrewLong-tailed ShrewThe Long-tailed Shrew or Rock Shrew is a small North American shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the north-eastern United States....
(Sorex dispar) - Listrophorus neotomae – Florida woodratFlorida WoodratThe Eastern Woodrat ', is a species of pack rat that is native to the central and eastern United States. Its range extends from the latitude of southeastern New York south to the Gulf of Mexico...
(Neotoma floridana); southern Plains woodratSouthern Plains WoodratThe Southern Plains Woodrat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northwest Mexico and in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas in the United States.-References:...
(Neotoma micropus) - Listrophorus ondatrae – muskrat
- Listrophorus phenacomys – eastern heather voleEastern Heather VoleThe Eastern Heather Vole, Phenacomys ungava, is a small North American vole. Until recently, this species was considered to belong to the same species as the Western Heather Vole, Phenacomys intermedius. It is also called the Ungava Vole....
(Phenacomys ungava) - Listrophorus pitymys – northern short-tailed shrewNorthern Short-tailed ShrewThe Northern Short-tailed Shrew is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. It is a semifossorial, highly active and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats. It is notable in that it is one of the few venomous mammals...
(Blarina brevicauda); meadow vole; pine vole (Microtus pinetorum) - Listrophorus sparsilineatus – cotton mouseCotton MouseThe Cotton Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in the woodlands of the south-eastern states of the United States. Adults are about 7-8 inches, and have an appearance very similar to the white footed mouse. The cotton mouse is larger in size and has a longer...
(Peromyscus gossypinus) - Listrophorus synaptomys – northern bog lemmingNorthern Bog LemmingThe Northern Bog Lemming, Synaptomys borealis is a small North American lemming. This is one of two species in genus Synaptomys, the other being the Southern Bog Lemming....
(Synaptomys borealis); southern bog lemming - Listrophorus validus – muskrat
An unidentified species has been recorded on the marsh rice rat
Marsh Rice Rat
The marsh rice rat is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, from New Jersey and Kansas south to Florida and northeasternmost Tamaulipas, Mexico; its range previously extended further west and north, where it may...
(Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Literature cited
- Morlan, H.B. 1952. Host relationships and seasonal abundance of some Southwest Georgia ectoparasites (subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 48(1):74–93.
- Whitaker, J.O. and Wilson, N. 1974. Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair of wild mammals of North America, north of Mexico (subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 91(1):1–67.
- Whitaker, J.O., Walters, B.L., Castor, L.K., Ritzi, C.M. and Wilson, N. 2007. Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair or on the skin of North American wild mammals north of Mexico: records since 1974. Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1:1–173.