Helminth parasites of the Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863

Authors

Larry M. Shults, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Nancy L. Stanton, University of Wyoming, Laramie

Abstract

Helminth parasites of the Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863, were surveyed from two environmentally different habitats within Wyoming. A total of four helminth species were identified. Three helminth species were found in 419 hosts collected in a mesic habitat including one species of adult cestode, Hymenolepis citelli, and two species of nematodes, Citellinema bifurcatum and Syphacia citelli. Only larval cestodes (Taenia taxidiensis) were found infecting 335 Wyoming ground squirrels collected from a xeric habitat.

Recommended Citation

Shults, Larry M. and Stanton, Nancy L. (1987) "Helminth parasites of the Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 47: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol47/iss1/10