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. 2017 Apr 4;6(3):177–194. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2017.03.007

Table 13.

Mammalian species in the Perissodactyla, Proboscidea, Pholidota, Afrosoricida and Scandentia orders affected by hookworms.

Host Species Hookworm species References
South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Monodontus nefastus Travassos 1937
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) Brachyclonus indicus Khalil 1922b
Black Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros bicornis) Grammocephalus intermedius Neveu-Lemaire, 1924
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) Bunostomum brevispiculum Monnig 1925
Bunostomum hamatum Monnig 1925
Grammocephalus clathratus Allen et al., 1974, Obanda et al., 2011
Grammocephalus sp Debbie and Clausen 1975
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Grammocephalus hybridatus Romboli et al., 1975
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Grammocephalus varedatus Van Der Westhuysen, 1938
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Bathmostomum sangeri Setasuban 1976
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Necator americanus Cameron and Myers, 1960, Myers and Kuntz, 1964
Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) Necator americanus Mohapatra et al., 2015
Greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus) Uncinaria bauchoti Chabaud et al., 1964
Treeshrew (Tupaia sp) Uncinaria olseni Chabaud and Durette-Desset, 1974