TY - JOUR AU - Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo AU - Contreras, Sol AU - Muñoz, Pamela AU - Briceño, Cristóbal AU - Chirgwin, Catherine AU - Hernández, Felipe PY - 2018/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Description of gastrointestinal parasitism through coprologic survey in Darwin’s fox, Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837), and kodkod, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), in Chiloé island, Chile JF - Gayana JA - Gayana VL - 82 IS - 2 SE - Short Communications DO - 10.4067/S0717-65382018000200160 UR - https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/41 SP - 160-165 AB - <p>We aimed to identify faeces belonging to either Darwin’s fox (<em>Lycalopex fulvipes</em>) or kodkod (<em>Leopardus guigna</em>) by using molecular genetic techniques, and to describe and compare the gastrointestinal parasites harbored by both carnivores in Chiloé Island. We found that 60% (25/42) and 88% (28/32) of faeces of Darwin’s fox and kodkod had parasite eggs. This study provided the first record of <em>Aspiculuris </em>sp. and trematodes in Darwin’s fox and <em>Aspiculuris </em>sp.<em>, Trichuris </em>sp.<em>, Capillaria </em>sp.<em>, Isospora </em>sp. and trematodes in kodkod, which may correspond to either prey- or host-originated parasites.</p> ER -