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| Durden, L.A.; Cunningham, M.W.; McBride, R.; Ferree, B. | |
| Ectoparasites of free-ranging pumas and jaguars in the Paraguayan Chaco | |
| 2006 Veterinary Parasitology (137): 189-193 | |
Ectoparasites were collected from seven puma (_Puma concolor_) and seven jaguar (_Panthera onca_) live-captures (each representing six different animals) in the Paraguayan Chaco from 2002 to 2004. The same five species of ectoparasites were recovered from both host species; the flea, _Pulex simulans _(total on both host combined = 30 males, 49 females), and the ticks, _Amblyomma cajennense _(1 males. 4 nymphs, 241 larvae), _Amblyomma parvum _(42 males, 25 females), _Amblyomma tigrinum _(1 males, 7 females, 34 larvae) and _Amblyomma triste _(4 males. There were no statistical difference between the prevalences (percent of hosts infested) for any of these ectoparasite species between the two host species, and only _P. simulans _ showed a significantly higher mean intensity (mean no. of each ectoparasite species per infested host) on one of the host species (jaguar).Clearly, these two large carnivores share similar ectoparasite faunas in the Paraguayan Chaco, However, both carnivores occupy large geographical distributions in the New World and this study, combined with the few previous studies, suggests that their ectoparasite faunas differ slightly in different parts of their respective ranges. |
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