Table 2.

Some features of scabies in different mammalian species

Species	Infestation	Abundance of mites	Extent of pruritus	Presence of crusts and scale
Man (Caucasian) Robinson 1985	Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis	+	++++	0 to +
Man crusted (aboriginal) Roberts et al 2005	Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis	++ to ++++	0 to +	+ to ++++
Dog (domestic)	Sarcoptes scabiei var canis	+	++++	+
Fox	Sarcoptes scabiei var vulpes		++++	++
Cat	Notoedres cati	++++	++++	++ to +++
Cat	Sarcoptes scabiei	++++	0 to +	++++
Pig Davies 1995	Sarcoptes scabiei var suis	+ to ++	+ to ++	++ to +++
Wombat (Vombatus ursinus and Lasiorhinus latifrons) Skerratt 2005	Sarcoptes scabiei var wombati	++ to ++++	++ to ++++	+++ to ++++
Gibbon Goldman and Feldman 1949	Sarcoptes scabiei	+++ to ++++	+ to ++	+++ to ++++ (and spread to human contacts)