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. 2023 Feb 7;9(2):220. doi: 10.3390/jof9020220

Table 2.

Mammal species found either exclusively positive, negative, or positive/negative for Pneumocystis spp. by ISH.

Host Family Exclusively Positive Exclusively Negative Positive or Negative
Bovidae Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Cattle (Bos taurus), sheep (Ovis aries), Goat (Capra hircus), Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), Bison (Bos bonasus)
Camelidae Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) Llama (Lama glama), Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
Cervidae Red deer (Cervus elaphus), Sika deer (Cervus nippon), Visayan spotted deer (Cervus alfredi), Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Pere David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Western roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Deer (Cervus) 1
Suidae Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Canidae Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Dog (Canis lupus familiaris), Gray wolf (Canis lupus), Eastern Canadian wolf (Canis lupus lycaon)
Felidae Wild cat (Felis silvestris), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), Lion (Panthero leo), Tiger (Panthera tigris), Puma (Puma concolor), leopard (Panthera pardus) Cat (Felis catus)
Mustelidae Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), Northern American river otter (Lontra canadensis), European mink (Mustela lutreola) Marten (Martes) 1 Beach marten (Martes foina), Eurasian badger (Meles meles), Ferret (Mustela putorius furo), Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Procyonidae Racoon (Procyon lotor)
Pteropodidae Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus), Flying fox (Pteropus) 1, short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus) 1
Rhinolophidae Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposidenus)
Vespertilionidae Bat (Vespertilio) 1, Noctule (Nyctalus noctula), Savi’s pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii), Common serotine (Eptesicus serotinus), Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) Particolored bat (Vespertilio murinus)
Erinaceidae Western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), Middle-African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), Northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus)
Soricidae European shrew (Sorex araneus) Bicolored shrew (Crocidura leucodon), Lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens), Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus)
Talpidae European mole (Talpa europaea)
Tupaiidae Common tree shrew (Tupaia glis)
Leporidae European brown hare (Lepus europaeus), Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Equidae Donkey (Equus asinus), Pony (Equus caballus), Plains zebra (Equus quagga) Horse (Equus caballus)
Aotidae Night monkey (Aotus trivirgatus)
Callitrichidae Brown-headed tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis), Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Cebidae White-faced sapajou (Cebus capucinus), Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Cercopithecidae King colobus (Colobus polykomos), Barbary ape (Macaca sylvanus), Gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), Long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus, Miopithecus) 1, Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)
Hominidae Orang-utan (Pongo) 1
Pitheciidae White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
Castoridae Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
Caviidae Rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Chinchillidae Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
Cricetidae Dzhungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus), Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) Black-bellied hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
Echimyidae Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
Muridae Mouse (Mus musculus), Spiny mouse (Mus saxicola), Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) Rat (Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus)
Octodontidae Degu (Octodon degus)
Sciuridae Swinehoe’s striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei), Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), chipmunk (Tamias) 1

1 Report did not contain exact species.