Goat biting louse vs Red louse

Bovicola caprae compared with Bovicola bovis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat biting louse	Red louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Psocodea (Psocodea)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family same	Trichodectidae	Trichodectidae
Genus same	Bovicola	Bovicola
Species	Bovicola caprae	Bovicola bovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Goat biting louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Red louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat biting louse	Red louse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat biting louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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