Table II b.
Species of fleas identified on the host animals.
| Animals parasitised per flea species/Prevalence (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host species (NO/Par.) |
Pulex irritans |
Ctenoce- phalides felis |
Ctenoce- phalides canis |
Ctenophthalmus spp. |
Cerato- phyllus sciurorum |
Palaeo- psylla minor |
Chaeto- psylla trichosa |
Paraceras melis |
| Sheep (26/15) | 15/58 | |||||||
| Fox (1S/13) (Vulpes vulpes) |
7/39 | 1/6 | 6/33 | |||||
| Wolf (3/2) (Canis lupus) |
2/67 | |||||||
| Badger (7/4) (Meles meles) |
4/57 | |||||||
| Beech marten (4/3) (Martes foina) |
1/25 | 2/50 | 1/25 | 1/25 | ||||
| Pine marten (3/1) (Martes martes) |
1/33 | |||||||
| Polecat (2/2) (Mustela putorius) |
1/50 | 1/50 | ||||||
| Stoat (2/2) (Mustela erminea) |
2/100 | |||||||
| Genet (1/1) (Genetta genetta) |
1/100 | |||||||
| Wood mouse (26/2) (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
2/8 | |||||||
| Bank vole (6/3) (Clethrionomys glareolus) |
3/50 | |||||||
| Red squirrel (5/2) (Sciurus vulgaris) |
2/40 | |||||||
| Iberian mole (3/3) (Talpa occidentalis) |
3/100 | |||||||
| Water vole (3/1) (Arvicola terrestris) |
1/33 | |||||||
N°: number of animals examined; Par.: number of animals parasitised by fleas.