Host taxa for SIPHONAPTERA
Animal Hosts
AVES
ARTAMIDAE
- Cracticus tibicen (Latham, 1801) — Australian Magpie
COLUMBIDAE
- Columba (Columba) livia Gmelin, 1789 — Rock Dove
- Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) — Crested Pigeon
DIOMEDEIDAE
- Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785) — Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
- Thalassarche cauta cauta (Gould, 1841) — Shy Albatross
- Thalassarche melanophris melanophris (Temminck, 1828) — Black-browed Albatross
HIRUNDINIDAE
- Cheramoeca leucosterna (Gould, 1841) — White-backed Swallow
- Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena Gould, 1843 — Welcome Swallow
LARIDAE
- Catharacta skua lonnbergi (Mathews, 1912) — Great Skua
- Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) — Silver Gull
- Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) — Caspian Tern
- Larus (Larus) dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 — Kelp Gull
- Larus (Larus) pacificus Latham, 1801 — Pacific Gull
MELIPHAGIDAE
- Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) — Noisy Miner
OCEANITIDAE
- Pelagodroma marina (Latham, 1790) — White-faced Storm-petrel
PACHYCEPHALIDAE
- Pachycephala (Timixos) olivacea Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 — Olive Whistler
PARDALOTIDAE
- Acanthornis magnus (Gould, 1855) — Scrubtit
- Sericornis (Sericornis) frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) — White-browed Scrubwren
PHASIANIDAE
- Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Red Junglefowl
POMATOSTOMIDAE
- Pomatostomus (Pomatostomus) temporalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) — Grey-crowned Babbler
PROCELLARIIDAE
- Ardenna tenuirostris (Temminck, 1835) — Short-tailed Shearwater
- Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758) — Cape Petrel
- Fulmarus glacialoides (A. Smith, 1840) — Southern Fulmar
- Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789) — Blue Petrel
- Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789) — Southern Giant-petrel
- Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789) — Antarctic Prion
- Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820) — Fairy Prion
- Pagodroma nivea (G. Forster, 1777) — Snow Petrel
- Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) — Common Diving-Petrel
- Procellaria (Adamastor) cinerea Gmelin, 1789 — Grey Petrel
- Pterodroma (Pterodroma) lessonii (Garnot, 1826) — White-headed Petrel
- Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) — Sooty Shearwater
- Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) — Wedge-tailed Shearwater
PSITTACIDAE
- Cyanoramphus unicolor (Lear, 1831) — Antipodes Green Parakeet
SPHENISCIDAE
- Eudyptes chrysocome (J.R. Forster, 1781) — Rockhopper Penguin
- Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) — Little Penguin
TURDIDAE
- Zoothera (Zoothera) lunulata (Latham, 1801) — Bassian Thrush
EUTHERIA
BOVIDAE
- Bos (Bos) taurus Linnaeus, 1758 — European Cattle
- Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 — Goat
CANIDAE
- Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 — Lesser Panda
- Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 — Dingo, Domestic Dog
- Canis lupus familiaris Linaeus, 1758 — Domestic Dog
- Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 — Fox
EQUIDAE
- Equus (Equus) caballus Linnaeus, 1758 — Horse
FELIDAE
- Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 — Cat
- Felis pardalis Linnaeus, 1758 — Ocelot
- Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758 — Leopard, Zoo Animal
HOMINIDAE
- Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 — Human
LEPORIDAE
- Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 — Brown Hare
- Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Rabbit
MEGADERMATIDAE
- Macroderma gigas (Dobson, 1880) — Ghost Bat
MOLOSSIDAE
- Chaerephon jobensis (Miller, 1902) — Northern Mastiff-bat
- Mormopterus beccarii Peters, 1881 — Beccari's Mastiff-bat
- Mormopterus norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839) — Eastern Little Mastiff-bat
- Mormopterus planiceps (Peters, 1866) — Little Mastiff-bat
- Nyctinomus australis (Gray, 1838) — White-striped Mastiff-bat
MURIDAE
- Conilurus penicillatus (Gould, 1842) — Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat
- Hydromys chrysogaster Geoffrey, 1804 — Water-rat
- Hydromys chrysogaster Geoffroy, 1804 — Water-rat
- Leporillus conditor (Sturt, 1848) — Greater Stick-nest Rat
- Leporillus sp. — Stick-nest Rat
- Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882 — Broad-toothed Rat
- Melomys burtoni (Ramsay, 1887) — Grassland Melomys
- Melomys cervinipes (Gould, 1852) — Fawn-footed Melomys
- Melomys sp.
- Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 — House Mouse
- Notomys alexis Thomas, 1922 — Spinifex Hopping-mouse
- Notomys cervinus (Gould, 1853) — Fawn Hopping-mouse
- Notomys mitchellii (Ogilby, 1838) — Mitchell's Hopping-mouse
- Pseudomys albocinereus (Gould, 1845) — Ash-grey Mouse
- Pseudomys apodemoides Finlayson, 1932 — Silky Mouse
- Pseudomys australis Gray, 1832 — Plain's Rat
- Pseudomys fumeus Brazenor, 1934 — Smoky Mouse
- Pseudomys higginsi (Trouessart, 1897) — Long-tailed Mouse
- Pseudomys nanus (Gould, 1858) — Western Chestnut Mouse
- Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843) — New Holland Mouse
- Rattus colletti (Thomas, 1904) — Dusky Rat
- Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839) — Bush Rat
- Rattus leucopus (J.E. Gray, 1867) — Cape York Rat
- Rattus lutreolus (J.E. Gray, 1841) — Swamp Rat
- Rattus macleari (Thomas, 1887) — Maclear's Rat
- Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) — Brown Rat
- Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Black Rat
- Rattus sordidus (Gould, 1858) — Canefield Rat
- Rattus sp. — Rat
- Rattus tunneyi (Thomas, 1904) — Pale Field-rat
- Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898) — Long-haired Rat
- Uromys caudimaculatus (Krefft, 1867) — Giant White-tailed Rat
- Zyzomys argurus (Thomas, 1889) — Common Rock-rat
OTARIIDAE
- Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) — Australian Fur-seal
SUIDAE
- Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 — Pig
VESPERTILIONIDAE
- Chalinolobus gouldii (J.E. Gray, 1841) — Gould's Wattled Bat
- Chalinolobus morio (J.E. Gray, 1841) — Chocolate Wattled Bat
- Falsistrellus tasmaniensis (Gould, 1858) — Eastern False Pipistrelle
- Myotis (Leuconoe) adversus (Horsfield, 1824) — Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat
- Myotis adversus (Horsfield, 1824) — Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat
- Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821 — Lesser Long-eared Bat
- Vespadelus pumilus (J.E. Gray, 1841) — Eastern Forest Bat
MAMMALIA
VIVERRIDAE
- Civettictis civetta Schreber, 1776 — African Civet Cat
MARSUPIALIA
ACROBATIDAE
- Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1794) — Feathertail Glider
BURRAMYIDAE
- Burramys parvus Broom, 1896 — Mountain Pigmy-possum
- Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) — Long-tailed Pygmy Possum
- Cercartetus concinnus (Gould, 1845) — Western Pigmy-possum
- Cercartetus lepidus (Thomas, 1888) — Little Pigmy-possum
- Cercartetus nanus (Desmarest, 1818) — Eastern Pigmy-possum
DASYURIDAE
- Antechinomys laniger (Gould, 1856) — Kultarr
- Antechinus flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) — Yellow-footed Antechinus
- Antechinus godmani (Thomas, 1923) — Atherton Antechinus
- Antechinus minimus (Geoffroy, 1803) — Swamp Antechinus
- Antechinus sp.
- Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 — Brown Antechinus
- Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) — Dusky Antechinus
- Dasycercus cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) — Crest-tailed Mulgara
- Dasyuroides byrnei Spencer, 1896 — Kowari
- Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 — Western Quoll
- Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 — Northern Quoll
- Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) — Spotted-tailed Quoll
- Dasyurus viverrinus (Shaw, 1800) — Eastern Quoll
- Phascogale calura Gould, 1844 — Red-tailed Phascogale
- Phascogale sp.
- Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) — Brush-tailed Phascogale
- Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) — Tasmanian Devil
- Sminthopsis crassicaudata (Gould, 1844) — Fat-tailed Dunnart
- Sminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838) — Common Dunnart
MACROPODIDAE
- Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884 — Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
- Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 — Eastern Grey Kangaroo
- Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) — Red Kangaroo
- Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1855 — Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby
- Thylogale stigmatica (Gould, 1860) — Red-legged Pademelon
- Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1827) — Red-necked Pademelon
MYRMECOBIIDAE
- Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 — Numbat
PERAMELIDAE
- Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) — Northern Brown Bandicoot
- Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) — Southern Brown Bandicoot
- Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838 — Eastern Barred Bandicoot
- Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 — Long-nosed Bandicoot
- Perameles sp. — Bandicoot
PERORYCTIDAE
- Echymipera rufescens (Peters & Doria, 1875) — Rufous Spiny Bandicoot
PETAURIDAE
- Dactylopsila trivirgata Gray, 1858
- Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 — Leadbeater's Possum
- Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 — Yellow-bellied Glider
- Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 — Sugar Glider
- Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792) — Squirrel Glider
PHALANGERIDAE
- Trichosurus caninus (Ogilby, 1836) — Mountain Brushtail Possum
- Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) — Common Brushtail Possum
POTOROIDAE
- Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) — Rufous Bettong
- Bettongia gaimardi (Desmarest, 1822) — Tasmanian Bettong
- Bettongia lesueur (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) — Burrowing Bettong
- Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 — Brush-tailed Bettong
- Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) — Long-nosed Potoroo
- Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) — Long-nosed Potaroo
PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE
- Hemibelideus lemuroides (Collett, 1884) — Lemuroid Ringtail Possum
- Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) — Greater Glider
- Pseudocheirus herbertensis (Collett, 1884) — Herbert River Ringtail Possum
- Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) — Common Ringtail Possum
TARSIPEDIDAE
- Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 — Honey Possum
THYLACINIDAE
- Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808) — Thylacine
THYLACOMYIDAE
- Macrotis lagotis (Reid, 1837) — Bilby
VOMBATIDAE
- Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845) — Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
- Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) — Bare-nosed Wombat
PROTOTHERIA
ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) — Platypus
TACHYGLOSSIDAE
- Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) — Short-beaked Echidna
- Zaglossus bruijnii (Peters & Doria, 1876) — Long-Beaked Echidna
REPTILIA
ELAPIDAE
- Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) — Common Brown Snake
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