Table 1 Data on the parasitic fauna of wild animals, through coproparasitological diagnosis, in Southern Brazil

Alouatta guariba

Howler monkey

2

1

Taeniidae eggs

Aramides saracura

Slaty-breasted wood-rail

3

2

Capillaria spp., Heterakis spp.

Aramus guarauna

Limpkin

2

0

-

Athene cunicularia

Burrowing owl

1

1

Capillaria spp.

Bubo virginianus

Great Horned owl

2

1

Capillaria spp.

Caiman latirostris

Broad-snouted caiman

1

1

Strongyloides spp., Capillaria spp., Strongylida eggs

Cavia aperea

Brazilian guinea pig

2

2

Strongylida eggs, Anoplocephalid eggs

Cerdocyon thous

Crab-eating fox

6

6

Alaria spp., Capillaria spp., Spirometra spp., Cystoisospora spp., Lagochilascaris spp., Sarcocystis spp., Trichuris spp., Giardia spp., Ancilostomid eggs, Anoplocephalid eggs

Colaptes campestris

Woodpecker

1

1

Anoplocephalid eggs

Conepatus chinga

Molina's Hog-nosed skunk

2

2

Physaloptera spp., Spirometra spp.,  Ancilostomid eggs,  Anoplocephalid eggs

Dasypus novemcinctus

Nine-banded armadillo

1

1

Strongylida eggs

Didelphis albiventris

White-eared opossum

17

16

Aspidodera spp., Cruzia spp., Physaloptera spp., Capillaria spp., Trichuris spp., Strongylida eggs, Alaria spp., Sarcocystis spp., Monocystis spp., Toxocara spp., Eimeria spp., Anoplocephalid eggs

Euphractus sexcinctus

Six-banded armadillo

1

1

Strongylida eggs

Furnarius rufus

Rufous hornero

1

0

-

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Capybara

2

2

Protozoophaga obesa, Hippocrepis hippocrepis, Eimeria spp., Strongyloides spp., Strongylida eggs, Monoecocestus spp., Fasciola spp., Ascarid eggs, Oocysts

Leopardus geoffroyi

Geoffroy's cat

3

1

Ancilostomid eggs, Toxocara cati, Taeniidae eggs

Lycalopex gymnocercus

Pampas fox

1

1

Capillaria spp., Spirometra spp., Sarcocystis spp., Trichuris spp., Toxocara spp.,  Ancilostomid eggs

Molothrus bonariensis

Shiny cowbird

1

0

-

Myocastor coypus

Coypu

2

2

Fasciola spp., Paramphistomum spp., Strongylida eggs

Myiopsitta monachus

Monk parakeet

7

3

Isospora spp.

Nasua nasua

Coati

1

1

Sarcocystis spp., Cruzia spp., Monocystis spp., Strongylida eggs, Oocysts

Ozotoceros bezoarticus

Pampas deer

5

3

Eimeria spp., Strongylida eggs

Paroaria coronata

Red-crested Cardinal

1

1

Isospora spp.

Passer domesticus

House sparrow

1

0

-

Pitangus sulphuratus

Great kiskadee

7

3

Capillaria spp., Isospora spp.

Procyon cancrivorus

Crab-eating raccoon

1

0

-

Ramphastos dicolorus

Green-billed toucan

2

1

Capillaria spp.

Saltator similis

Green-winged saltator

1

1

Isospora spp.

Salvator merianae

White-and-black tegu lizard

2

1

Physaloptera spp., Strongylida eggs, Oyxurid eggs

Spatula querquedula

Garganey

1

0

-

Stephanophorus diadematus

Diademed tanager

1

1

Isospora spp., Ascaridia spp.

Tamandua tetradactyla

Southern tamandua

1

1

Eimeria spp., Monocystis spp., Strongylida eggs, Oocysts

Trachemys dorbigni

D'Orbigny's slider

1

0

-

Vanellus chilensis

Southern lapwing

2

1

Heterakis spp.

Total

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