Table 2.
Summary of the gastrointestinal parasites in six large mammal taxa in the Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka.
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) | Bear (Melursus ursinus) | Civet (Paradoxurus sp.) | Leopard (Panthera pardus) | Grey Langur (Semnopithecus priam) | Buffalo (Bubalus sp.) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (%) (# positive/# total samples) |
71 (5/7) | 88 (22/25) | 100 (6/6) | 100 (5/5) | 40 (2/5) | 100 (8/8) |
Number of GI parasite types | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Shannon Weiner Diversity (H′) | 1.32 | 0.75 | 1.52 | 0.91 | 0 | 1.02 |