mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
muskrat
The muskrat or common muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America.
The muskrat is found in wetlands over various climates ...
round-tailed muskrat
The round-tailed muskrat (''Neofiber alleni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, sometimes called the Florida water rat.Listrophorus dicrostonyx'' –
collared lemming
''Dicrostonyx'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the collared lemmings or varying lemmings. They are the only North American rodents that turn completely white in winter.
It contains the following species
A species ...
Virginia opossum
The Virginia opossum (''Didelphis virginiana''), also known as the North American opossum, is a member of the opossum family found from southern Canada to northern Costa Rica, making it the northernmost marsupial in the world and the only marsup ...
(''Didelphis virginiana'')
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Listrophorus faini
''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 mus ...
southeastern pocket gopher
The 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.
Description
The southeastern po ...
Listrophorus klebergi
''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 muskra ...
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hispid pocket mouse
The hispid pocket mouse (''Chaetodipus hispidus'') is a large pocket mouse native to the Great Plains region of North America. It is a member of the genus ''Chaetodipus''.
Distribution
The hispid pocket mouse occurs across the Great Plains fro ...
(''Chaetodipus hispidus'');
hispid cotton rat
The hispid cotton rat (''Sigmodon hispidus'') is a rat 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 ...
Listrophorus leuckarti
''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 ( ...
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meadow vole
The eastern meadow vole (''Microtus pennsylvanicus''), sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and the United States. Its range extends farther south along the Atlantic coast.
The weste ...
(''Microtus pennsylvanicus'');
house mouse
The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. A ...
(''Mus musculus'')
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Listrophorus mexicanus
''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 ( ...
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sagebrush vole
The sagebrush vole (''Lemmiscus curtatus'') is a tiny vole found in western North America. It is the only member of the genus ''Lemmiscus''.
They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings. They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very ...
(''Lemmiscus curtatus'');
rock vole
The rock vole (''Microtus chrotorrhinus''), also known as the yellow-nosed vole, is a medium-sized species of vole found in eastern North America.
Description
This species is similar in appearance to the larger taiga vole. It has short ears and ...
(''Microtus chrotorrhinus'');
montane vole
The montane vole (''Microtus montanus'') is a species of vole native to the western United States and Canada.
Description
Montane voles are medium-sized voles, with a total length of , including the tail. Adults typically weigh anything from , ...
(''Microtus montanus'');
prairie vole
The prairie vole (''Microtus ochrogaster'') is a small vole found in central North America.
Description
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. It has sh ...
(''Microtus ochrogaster'');
creeping vole
The creeping vole (''Microtus oregoni''), sometimes known as the Oregon meadow mouse, is a small rodent in the family Cricetidae. Ranging across the Pacific Northwest of North America, it is found in forests, grasslands, woodlands, and chaparral ...
(''Microtus oregoni''); meadow vole; water vole (''Microtus richardsoni'');
Townsend's vole
Townsend's vole (''Microtus townsendii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, the sister species of '' M. canicaudus''. It is found in temperate grasslands of British Columbia in Canada and in the states of Washington and Oregon in ...
(''Microtus townsendii'');
western red-backed vole
The western red-backed vole (''Clethrionomys californicus'') 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. The body color is chestnut brown, or brow ...
(''Myodes californicus'');
southern red-backed vole
The southern red-backed vole or Gapper's red-backed vole (''Clethrionomys gapperi'') is a small slender vole found in Canada and the northern United States. It is closely related to the western red-backed vole (''Clethrionomys californius''), whi ...
(''Myodes gapperi'');
southern bog lemming
The 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
Canada is a country in North Amer ...
(''Synaptomys cooperi'');
white-footed mouse
The white-footed mouse (''Peromyscus leucopus'') is a rodent native to North America from southern Canada to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is a species of the genus ''Peromyscus'', a closely related group of New World mice often ...
(''Peromyscus leucopus''); house mouse;
woodland jumping mouse
The woodland jumping mouse (''Napaeozapus insignis'') is a species of jumping mouse found in North America. It can jump up to using its extremely strong feet and long tail.
Taxonomy
Representatives of the family Dipodidae are found in the nort ...
(''Napaeozapus insignis'');
meadow jumping mouse
The meadow jumping mouse (''Zapus hudsonius'') is the most widely distributed mouse in the family Zapodidae. Its range extends from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Great Plains west, and from the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska to t ...
(''Zapus hudsonius'');
western jumping mouse
The western jumping mouse (''Zapus princeps''), is a species of rodent in the family Zapodidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.
Western jumping mice evolved during the Pleistocene, possibly from the fossil species ''Zapus burti'', w ...
(''Zapus princeps'');
least weasel
The least weasel (''Mustela nivalis''), little weasel, common weasel, or simply weasel is the smallest member of the genus ''Mustela,'' Family (biology), family Mustelidae and Order (biology), order Carnivora. It is native to Eurasia, North Ame ...
(''Mustela nivalis'');
pallid bat
The pallid bat (''Antrozous pallidus'') 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 (''Bauerus dubiaquercus''), which is sometimes includ ...
marsh shrew
The marsh shrew (''Sorex bendirii''), also known as the Pacific water shrew, Bendire's water shrew, Bendire's shrew and Jesus shrew is the largest North American member of the genus ''Sorex'' (long-tailed shrews). Primarily covered in dark-brow ...
(''Sorex bendirii'');
long-tailed shrew
The long-tailed shrew or rock shrew (''Sorex dispar'') is a small shrew found in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States.
This shrew is slate grey in color with a pointed snout, a long tail, and lighter underparts. It is found on rock ...
northern short-tailed shrew
The northern short-tailed shrew (''Blarina brevicauda'') 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 ...
cotton mouse
The cotton mouse (''Peromyscus gossypinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus ''Peromyscus'', a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is endemic to the woodlands of the ...
(''Peromyscus gossypinus'')
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Listrophorus synaptomys
''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 muskra ...
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northern bog lemming
The northern bog lemming (''Synaptomys borealis'') is a small North American lemming. It is one of two species in the genus ''Synaptomys'', the other being the southern bog lemming, southern bog lemming ''(Synaptomys cooperi)''. Very little info ...
(''Synaptomys borealis''); southern bog lemming
*'' Listrophorus validus'' – muskrat
An unidentified species has been recorded on the
marsh rice rat
The marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, f ...
(''Oryzomys palustris'') in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
.Morlan, 1952, table 2
See also
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List of parasites of the marsh rice rat
A variety of parasites have been recorded from the marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris''), a semiaquatic rodent found in the eastern and southern United States, north to New Jersey and Kansas and south to Florida and Texas, and in Tamaulipas, far ...