A survey on parasites of long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) in northeast of Iran

Somatic Chromosomes of Long-Eared Desert Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus

Endoparasites of the Long-Eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) in Zabol District, Southeast Iran.

OBJECTIVE The long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) is a nocturnal animal living in Central and Southeast Iran. However, there are few studies concerning endoparasites, some of which are zoonotic, of the hedgehogs in the north and northwest of Iran. The aim of the present study is to investigate endoparasites in long-eared hedgehogs, living in Zabol district, Southeast Iran. MATERIALS AND...

Tongue structure in the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus): A scanning electron microscopic study

The aim of this study was to investigate the dorsal surface of the long-eared hedgehog tongue using scanning electron microscopy. The tongue of the long-eared hedgehog is rectangular-shaped with an elongated body and a widened root and a marked deep median groove can be seen on its dorsal surface. A characteristic feature of the lingual root is presence of two huge laterally situated folds. The...

Infection with Crenosoma striatum lungworm in Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) in Kerman province southeast of Iran.

Hedgehogs are distributed in different areas of Iran. Unfortunately, clinical and parasitological studies on parasites of hedgehogs are very few. Crenosoma striatum is a common lungworm in hedgehogs. C. striatum infection can cause weight loss, dry cough, bronchitis with ulcerous reactions based on secondary bacterial infections, pulmonary damage, thickening of the tracheal wall, and pulmonary ...

C-banded karyotype and NORs of the long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus from Turkey