GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS OF THE COUGAR, FELIS CONCOLOR L., IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON

R. L. Rausch; C. Maser; E. P. Hoberg

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-19.1.14

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1 January 1983 GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS OF THE COUGAR, FELIS CONCOLOR L., IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON

R. L. Rausch, C. Maser, E. P. Hoberg

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 19(1):14-19 (1983). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-19.1.14

Abstract

Helminths of nine species were identified from 39 cougars obtained in northeastern Oregon (Wallowa, Baker, and Union counties), viz., Taenia omissa Lühe, 1910 (100%); T. ovis krabbei Moniez, 1879 (61%); T. hydatigena Pallas, 1776 (10%); Mesocestoides lineatus (Goeze, 1782) (5%); Toxascaris leonina (von Linstow, 1902) (69%); Toxocara cati (Schrank, 1788) (15%); Physaloptera praeputialis von Linstow, 1889 (13%); Pterygodermatites affinis (Jägerskiöld, 1904) (ca. 2%); and Trichinella sp. (larvae) (ca. 2%). In addition, undeveloped cestodes of the genus Taenia in 26 animals had lost rostellar hooks and could not be identified. Host-records, prevalence, and biological characteristics of some of the helminths are discussed.

Rausch, Maser, and Hoberg: GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS OF THE COUGAR, FELIS CONCOLOR L., IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON

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R. L. Rausch, C. Maser, and E. P. Hoberg "GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS OF THE COUGAR, FELIS CONCOLOR L., IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 19(1), 14-19, (1 January 1983). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-19.1.14

Received: 1 March 1982; Published: 1 January 1983

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