Louse vs Red louse

Bovicola ovis compared with Bovicola bovis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Louse	Red 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	Trichodectidae	Trichodectidae
Genus same	Bovicola	Bovicola
Species	Bovicola ovis	Bovicola bovis

Evolutionary Relationship

Louse and Red louse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bovicola.

Conservation Status

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Red louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Louse	Red louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).

Red louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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