Horse sucking louse vs Shortnosed cattle louse

Haematopinus asini compared with Haematopinus eurysternus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horse sucking louse	Shortnosed cattle louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Psocodea (Psocodea)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family same	Haematopinidae	Haematopinidae
Genus same	Haematopinus	Haematopinus
Species	Haematopinus asini	Haematopinus eurysternus

Evolutionary Relationship

Horse sucking louse and Shortnosed cattle louse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Haematopinus.

Conservation Status

Horse sucking louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Shortnosed cattle louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horse sucking louse	Shortnosed cattle louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horse sucking louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Shortnosed cattle louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States