Thirty-five desert cottontails (Sylvilagus audubonii) and 35 black-tailed jack rabbits (Lepus californicus), occurring sympatrically near the Clovis-Portales area of eastern New Mexico were infected with four species of Eucestoda (adults of Raillietina salmoni and Raillietina selfi, larvae of Taenia pisiformis and Taenia serialis). Raillietina salmoni and T. pisiformis more commonly infected S. audubonii. Raillietina selfi was found in near equal prevalence in both host species. Taenia serialis was recovered only from L. californicus. Thus, three of the four helminth species were shared by both lagomorphs (Jaccard's coefficient = 75). Female hosts were most heavily infected with R. selfi and Taenia serialis.
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1 April 1988
Helminths of Sympatric Black-tailed Jack Rabbits (Lepus californicus) and Desert Cottontails (Sylvilagus audubonii) from the High Plains of Eastern New Mexico
Gary S. Pfaffenberger,
Viviana B. Valencia
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 24 • No. 2
April 1988
Vol. 24 • No. 2
April 1988
black-tailed jack rabbit
cestodes
desert cottontail
Lepus californicus
survey
Sylvilagus audubonii
sympatric hosts