Table 2 Geographical distribution and hosts for 248 sequences retrieved from GenBank and identified by phylogenetic analysis as H. felis genotype I and genotype II and the representative Hepatozoon sequence from Cape Verde cats

Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

European wild cat

1

1

[40, 41]

Croatia

Tick

1

–

MH656727

Italy

Domestic cat

4

–

[5, 38]

Portugal

Domestic cat

13

–

[48]

Tick

4

–

[47]

Spain

Domestic cat

2

–

[32]

Africa

Angola

Domestic cat

3

–

[51]

Cape Verde

Domestic cat

1

–

This study

Nigeria

Rat

2

–

[43]

Zambia

Lion

2

–

[59]

Spotted hyena

1

–

[59]

Asia

Cyprus

Domestic cat

28

–

[7]; KX808658- KX808671

Israel

Domestic cat

5

–

[13]

Flea

4

–

[60]

Turkey

Tick

2

2

[26, 27, 44]

India

Domestic cat

2

–

[12]

Asiatic lion

1

5

[12]; KX017290

Bengal tiger

2

–

[12]

Indian leopard

–

2

[12]

Thailand

Flat-headed cat

–

1

[54]

Leopard cat

1

–

[55]

Tick

1

–

[31]

Republic of Korea

Leopard cat

1

2

[46]

Japan

Domestic cat

–

6

[42]

Amur leopard cat

–

28

[57]

Iriomote cat

–

52

[53, 57]

Tick

–

53

[58]

South America

Argentina

Pampas fox

1

–

[39]

South American gray fox

1

–

[50]

Tick

1

–

[50]

Brazil

Domestic cat

–

2

[30, 37]

Jaguar

–

6

[37]

Little spotted cat

–

2

FJ876445–FJ876446

Neotropical felid

–

2

[49]

Ocelot

–

1

[56]