Abstract
Mammals captured in the Serra dos Órgãos National Park (PARNASO) and the Pedra Branca State Park (PBSP) between 2012 and 2015 were examined for the presence of ticks. In total, 140 mammals were examined, and 34 specimens were found to be parasitized by ticks. Didelphis aurita, Akodon montensis and Oligoryzomys nigripes were the species most parasitized. From these specimens, 146 ticks were collected, including 10 larvae. The ticks belonged to eight species: one in the genus Ixodes and seven in the genus Amblyomma. This study reports new associations of ticks and wild mammals in Brazil.
Highlights
Ticks have wide distribution throughout the world, parasitizing a variety of wild and domestic animals and humans (LABRUNA et al, 2005; BARROS-BATTESTI et al, 2006; GUGLIELMONE et al, 2014)
The present study provides a new record for A. longirostre in B. torquatus, which is regarded as an endangered species (BRASIL, 2003; IUCN, 2004)
The species A. ovale, which was recorded on two rodent species (O. nigripes and A. montensis) had previously been reported in association with a variety of species of small mammals in South America (SARAIVA et al, 2012; KRAWCZAK et al, 2016b; MARTINS et al, 2016; NAVA et al, 2017)
Summary
Ticks have wide distribution throughout the world, parasitizing a variety of wild and domestic animals and humans (LABRUNA et al, 2005; BARROS-BATTESTI et al, 2006; GUGLIELMONE et al, 2014). In the state of Rio de Janeiro, there are few studies on this topic, and the records have mainly been on domestic animals (GAZÊTA et al, 2001; LUZ et al, 2014) In this context, the aim of the present study was to report on tick species parasitizing mammals in two areas of the Atlantic Forest.
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