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Listrophorus

genus of arachnids

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Source revisionMay 27, 2025
Entity authorityQ6646581 ↗
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Listrophorus is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Listrophoridae. North American species with their hosts include:

Listrophorus americanus – muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Listrophorus caudatus – round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni)

Listrophorus dicrostonyx – collared lemming (Dicrostonyx)

Listrophorus dozieri – muskrat; Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Listrophorus faini – muskrat

Listrophorus floridanus – southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis)

Listrophorus kingstownensis – muskrat

Listrophorus klebergi – hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus); hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)

Listrophorus laynei – round-tailed muskrat

Listrophorus leuckarti – meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus); house mouse (Mus musculus)

Listrophorus mexicanus – sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus); rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus); montane vole (Microtus montanus); prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster); creeping vole (Microtus oregoni); meadow vole; water vole (Microtus richardsoni); Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii); western red-backed vole (Myodes californicus); southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi); southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi); white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus); house mouse; woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis); meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius); western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps); least weasel (Mustela nivalis); pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus); Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii); marsh shrew (Sorex bendirii); long-tailed shrew (Sorex dispar)

Listrophorus neotomae – Florida woodrat (Neotoma floridana); southern Plains woodrat (Neotoma micropus)

Listrophorus ondatrae – muskrat

Listrophorus phenacomys – eastern heather vole (Phenacomys ungava)

Listrophorus pitymys – northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda); meadow vole; pine vole (Microtus pinetorum)

Listrophorus sparsilineatus – cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)

Listrophorus synaptomys – northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis); southern bog lemming

Listrophorus validus – muskrat

An unidentified species has been recorded on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.

See also

List of parasites of the marsh rice rat

References

Literature cited

Morlan, Harvey B. (1952). "Host Relationships and Seasonal Abundance of Some Southwest Georgia Southwest Georgia Ectoparasites". The American Midland Naturalist. 48 (1): 74–93. doi:10.2307/2422133. JSTOR 2422133. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

Whitaker, John O.; Wilson, Nixon (1974).

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The public source identifies “Listrophorus” as genus of arachnids. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Listrophorus, genus and arachnids.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 27, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6646581. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1952, 2024 and 1974.

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