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Table 1 Intestinal parasites recovered from the feces of Chinese lesser civets

From: Leaf swallowing and parasitic infection of the Chinese lesser civet Viverricula indica in northeastern Taiwan

Species

Stage

Prevalence (%)

Capillaria sp.

Egg

63.9

Toxocara paradoxura

Egg

36.6

Ancylostoma sp.

Egg

39.8

Strongyloides sp.

Larva

36.0

Spirocerca sp.

Egg

8.1

Paragonimus sp.

Egg

1.3

Trichuris sp.

Egg

14.1

Mesocestoides litteratus

Egg

1.3

Isospora spp. (felis and reiota)

Oocyst

2.9

Cryptosporidium sp.

Oocyst

N/A

Cyclospora sp.

Oocyst

N/A

  1. N/A, not applicable.