Study on Ectoparasites of Free-Ranging Domestic Cats (Felidae; Felis catus) and Introducing Trichodectes canis as a New Record Louse in Tehran Urban Parks, Iran

Table 1

Prevalence of ectoparasites found on captured free-ranging domestic cats in selected urban parks of Tehran city, Iran, during September-October, 2018.

Park name	Cats			Infested cats						Ectoparasite species
				Total		Male		Female		Ct. canis		Ct. felis		P. irritans		X. n ubica		T. canis		Hyalomma spp.		Total
	N	♂	♀	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Laleh	9	4	5	6	23.07	4	15.38	2	7.69	11	13.25	0	0.00	2	2.40	5	6.02	0	0.00	0	0.00	18	21.68
Haghani	8	7	1	5	19.23	4	15.38	1	3.84	9	10.84	3	3.61	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	2	2.40	14	16.87
Almahdi	8	4	4	5	19.23	2	7.69	3	11.53	5	6.02	7	8.43	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	12	14.45
Saei	8	6	2	7	26.92	4	15.38	3	11.53	8	9.63	5	6.02	0	0.00	4	4.81	0	0.00	0	0.00	17	20.48
Qaem	8	5	3	3	11.53	3	11.53	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	12	14.45	3	3.61	7	8.43	0	0.00	22	26.50
Total	41	26	15	26	100	17	65.36	9	34.59	33	39.75	15	18.07	14	16.86	12	14.45	7	8.43	2	2.40	83	100