Small Animal Parasites Common/Scientific Names Flashcards
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
Gulf Coast Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
Hookworm of both dogs and cats
Amcylostoma braziliense
Hookworm of the dog
Ancylostoma caninum
Hookworm of the cat
Ancylostoma tubaeforme
Walking Dandruff Mites
Cheyletiella spp.
Flea
Ctenocephalides felis
Mange Mite
Demodex canis
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
Tapeworm of dogs and cats
Dipylidium caniunum
Heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
Tapeworm of the dogs
Echinococcus granulosus
Tapeworm of the Northern Hemisphere
Echinococcus multilocularis
Feline Chewing Louse
Felicola subrostratus
Western Black-Legged Tick
Ixodes pacificus
Deer Tick
Ixodes scapularis
Canine Sucking Louse
Linognathus setosus
Ear Mite
Otodectes cynotis
Sand Flies
Phlebotomas papatasi
Brown Dog Tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Mange Mite
Sarcoptes scabiei
Tapeworm of the Rabbit
Taenia pisiformis
Tapeworm of the Cat
Taenia taeniaeformis
Roundworm of the Dog, Cat, and Fox
Toxascaris leonine
Roundworm of the Dog
Toxocara canis
Roundworm of the Cat
Toxocara cati
Canine Chewing Louse
Trichodectes canis
Whipworm
Trichuris vulpis
Hookworm
Uncinaria stenocephala
Coccida
Isospora