Table 7 Samples tested for heartworm per carnivore species and reports in the literature

Ailuridae

2

Ailurus fulgens

Red panda

2

[41]

Canidae

37

Canis latrans

Coyote

1

[5,6,7, 9, 39, 40]

Canis lupus baileyi

Mexican gray wolf

5

[42]^a

Canis lupus dingo

Dingo

2

[43]

Canis rufus

Red wolf

3

[39]^a

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Maned wolf

7

[44]

Lycaon pictus

African painted dog

10

Otocyon megalotis

Bat-eared fox

1

Speothos venaticus

Bush dog

3

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Grey fox

1

[45]

Vulpes velox

Swift fox

3

Vulpes zerda

Fennec fox

1

[10]

Eupleridae

3

Cryptoprocta ferox

Fossa

3

Felidae

113

Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah

53

Caracal caracal

Caracal

3

Leopardus pardalis

Ocelot

5

[12]

Leptailurus serval

Serval

1

Lynx rufus

Bobcat

3

Neofelis nebulosa

Clouded leopard

5

[16]

Panthera leo krugeri

African lion

15

[17]^a

Panthera onca

Jaguar

10

[46]

Panthera pardus

Leopard

1

[15]

Panthera tigris

White tiger

1

[47]

Panthera tigris jacksoni

Malayan tiger

5

[47, 48]^a

Panthera tigris sumatrae

Sumatran tiger

7

[47, 48]^a

Prionailurus viverrinus

Fishing cat

1

Puma concolor

Cougar

3

[49]

Herpestidae

17

Helogale parvula

Common dwarf mongoose

1

Mungos mungo

Banded mongoose

4

Suricata suricatta

Slender-tailed meerkat

12

[50]

Hyaenidae

5

Crocuta crocuta

Spotted hyena

2

Hyaena hyaena

Striped hyena

3

Mephitidae

2

Mephitis mephitis

Striped skunk

2

Mustelidae

17

Aonyx cinereus

Asian small-clawed otter

12

[22]

Lontra canadensis

North American river otter

5

[20]

Procyonidae

14

Bassariscus astutus

Ringtail

5

Nasua narica

White-nosed coati

5

Diagnostic lab records

Potos flavus

Kinkajou

2

Procyon lotor

Raccoon

2

[19]

Ursidae

6

Tremarctos ornatus

Spectacled bear

2

Ursus americanus

American black bear

3

[23]

Ursus americanus luteolus

Louisiana black bear

1

[23]^a

Viverridae

1

Arctictis binturong

Binturong

1