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Table 3 Host associations of Ixodidae proposed to be coendangered

From: Coendangered hard-ticks: threatened or threatening?

Species

Distribution

Main hosts

IUCN status of host

Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904

New Zeeland

Apteryx mantelli

EN

  

Apteryx australis

VU

I. dendrolagi Wilson, 1967

New Guinea

Dendrolagus matschiei

EN

  

Dendrolagus dorianus

VU

I. diomedeae Arthur, 1958

Tristan da Cunha Islands

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

EN

I. galapagoensis Clifford and Hoogstraal, 1980

Galapagos

Aegialomys galapagoensis

VU

I. lemuris Arthur, 1958

Madagascar

Eulemur macaco

VU

I. montoyanus Cooley, 1944K

South America

Pudu puda

VU

I. moscharius Teng, 1982

Tibet

Moschus berezovskii

EN

I. moschiferi Nemenz, 1968

Nepal, China

Moschus berezovskii

EN

I. murreleti Cooley and Kohls, 1945

Coronados Islands

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

VU

I. percavatus Neumann, 1906

Tristan da Cunha Islands

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

EN

I. schillingsi Neumann, 1901

Africa

Colobus polykomos

VU

I. stilesi Neumann, 1911

Chile

Pudu puda

VU

I. taglei Kohls, 1969

Chile

Pudu puda

VU

I. tapirus Kohls, 1957

Central and South America

Tapirus pinchaque

EN

  

Tapirus bairdii

EN

I. vestitus Neumann, 1908

Australia

Myrmecobius fasciatus

EN

I. zaglossi Kohls, 1960

New Guinea

Zaglossus bruijni

CR

Haemaphysalis borneata Hoogstraal, 1971

Malaysia

Rusa unicolor

VU

H. capricornis Hoogstraal, 1966

Thailand

Capricornis sumatraensis

VU

H. goral Hoogstraal, 1970

China

Nemorhaedus griseus

VU

H. kopetdaghica Kerbabaev, 1962

Asia

Capra aegagrus

VU

H. moschisuga Teng, 1980

China

Moschus berezovskii

EN

H. pentalagi Pospelova-Shtrom, 1935

Japan

Pentalagus furnessi

EN

H. psalistos Hoogstraal, Kohls and Parrish, 1967

Philippines

Rusa unicolor

VU

H. sambar Hoogstraal, 1971

India

Rusa unicolor

VU

H. vietnamensis Hoogstraal and Wilson, 1966

Asia

Rusa unicolor

VU

Dermacentor circumguttatus Neumann, 1897

Africa

Loxodonta africana

VU

D. latus Cooley, 1937

Central America

Tapirus bairdii

EN

D. rhinocerinus (Denny, 1843)

Africa

Diceros bicornis

CR

  

Ceratotherium simum

NT

Hyalomma aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Africa, Eurasia

Testudo graeca

VU

  

Testudo horsfieldi

VU

H. rhipicephaloides Neumann, 1901

Middle East

Gazella gazella

VU

Bothriocroton oedemansi (Neumann, 1910)

New Guinea

Zaglossus bruijni

CR

Cosmiomma hippopotamensis (Denny, 1843)

Africa

Hippopotamus amphibius

VU 0.

  

Diceros bicornis

CR

Amblyomma albopictum Neumann, 1899

West Indies

Cyclura lewisi

CR

  

Cyclura cornuta

VU

A. antillorum Kohls, 1969

West Indies

Cyclura pinguis

CR

  

Iguana delicatissima

VU

  

Cyclura carinata

EN

A. argentinae Neumann, 1905

Argentina

Chelonoidis chilensis

VU

A. boeroi Nava et al., 2009

Argentina

Catagonus wagneri

EN

A. chabaudi Rageau, 1964

Madagascar

Pyxis arachnoides

EN

  

Astrochelys radiata

EN

A. clypeolatum Neumann, 1899

Asia

Geochelone platynota

EN

  

Indotestudo elongata

EN

A. coelebs Neumann, 1899

Central and South America

Tapirus bairdii

EN

  

Tapirus terrestris

VU

A. crassum Robinson, 1926

South America

Chelonoidis denticulata

VU

A. crenatum Neumann, 1899

Java

Rhinoceros sondaicus

CR

A. cruciferum Neumann, 1901

West Indies

Cyclura cornuta

VU

A. darwini Hirst and Hirst, 1910

Galapagos

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

VU

A. geochelone Durden, Keirans and Smith, 2002

Madagascar

Astrochelys yniphora

CR

A. humerale Koch, 1844

South America

Chelonoidis denticulata

VU

A. incisum Neumann, 1906

Central and North America

Tapirus terrestris

VU

A. javanense (Supino, 1897)

Asia

Manis javanica

EN

  

Manis pentadactyla

EN

A. komodoense (Oudemans, 1929)

Indonesia

Varanus komodoensis

VU

A. latepunctatum Tonelli-Rondelli, 1939

South America

Tapirus terrestris

VU

A. macfarlandi Keirans, Hoogstraal and Clifford, 1973

Galapagos

Chelonoidis nigra

VU

A. multipunctum Neumann, 1899

South America

Tapirus sp.

EN/VU1

A. papuanum Hirst, 1914

Australia

Casuarius casuarius

VU

A. personatum Neumann, 1901

Africa

Diceros bicornis

CR

A. pilosum Neumann, 1899

Galapagos

Chelonoidis nigra

VU

A. postoculatum Neumann, 1899

Australia

Lagostrophus fasciatus

EN

A. rhinocerotis (de Geer, 1778)

Africa

Diceros bicornis

CR

  

Ceratotherium simum

NT

A. robinsoni Warburton, 1927

Indonesia

Varanus komodoensis

VU

A. supinoi Neumann, 1905

Asia

Indotestudo elongata

EN

  

Heosemys spinosa

EN

  

Heosemys depressa

CR

A. tholloni Neumann, 1899

Africa

Loxodonta africana

VU

A. torrei Perez Vigueras, 1934

West Indies

Cyclura lewisi

CR

A. tuberculatum Marx, 1894

USA

Gopherus polyphemus

VU

A. usingeri Keirans, Hoogstraal and Clifford, 1973

Galapagos

Chelonoidis nigra

VU

A. williamsi Banks, 1924

Galapagos

Conolophus subcristatus

VU

  1. 1 - The host for A. multipunctum was listed only as Tapirus sp. Only four species of genus Tapirus are known, three of which are endangered and one vulnerable.
  2. CR - Critically Endangered; EN - Endangered; VU - Vulnerable; NT - Near Threatened