Table 2.

Percentage distribution of higher taxa by host species and site

	Host
	R. norvegicus		R. rattus		Hosts combined		Sites combined
	Chow Kit	Bangsar	Chow Kit	Bangsar	Chow Kit	Bangsar	R. norvegicus	R. rattus
All helminths as a % of grand total*	4.3	13.7	72.6	9.4	76.9	23.1	18.0	82.0
All helminths adjusted for sampling effort**	10.9	26.3	38.9	24.0	49.8	50.3	37.2	62.9
Nematodes**	7.1	38.3	47.2	7.4	54.3	45.7	45.4	54.6
Adult cestodes**	13.5	17.7	33.5	35.2	47.0	52.9	31.2	68.7
Larval cestodes**	0	0	100	0	100	0	0	100
Acanthocephala**	17.4	12.3	10.8	59.5	28.2	71.8	29.7	70.3

* Values based on total number of helminths recovered from each site without adjustment for sample size

** Percentage distribution calculated with sample size taken into consideration