Host taxa for SARCOCYSTIDAE
Animal Hosts
ANNELIDA
LUMBRICIDAE
- Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister, 1843 — Earthworm
TUBIFICIDAE
- Perionyn excavatus (Perrier, 1872) — Earthworm
AVES
CACATUIDAE
- Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) — Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) — Pink Cockatoo, Major Mitchell Cockatoo, Leadbeater’s Cockatoo
- Callocephalon fimbriatum (Grant, 1803) — Gang-gang Cockatoo
- Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) — Cockateil
- Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, 1788) — Palm Cockatoo
CASUARIIDAE
- Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) — Southern Cassowary
COLUMBIDAE
- Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 — Domestic Pigeon, Feral Pigeon
- Ducula spilorrhoa Gray, 1858 — Torres Strait Pigeon
CORVIDAE
- Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 — Little Raven
FRINGILLIDAE
- Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) — Canary
PHASIANIDAE
- Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 — Domestic Chicken
PLATYCERCIDAE
- Platycercus caledonicus (Gmelin, 1788) — Green Rosella
- Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) — Crimson Rosella
- Purpureicephalus spurius (Kuhl, 1820) — Red-capped Parrot
PSITTACIDAE
- Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) — Australian Ringneck
- Eclectus roratus (Müller, 1776) — Eclectus Parrot
- Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) — Budgerigar
- Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) — Regent Parrot
PTILONORHYNCHIDAE
- Ptilorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) — Satin Bowerbird
- Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808) — Regent Bowerbird
PYCNONOTIDAE
- Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Red-whiskered Bulbul
SPHENISCIDAE
- Eudyptula minor (J.R. Forster, 1781) — Little Penguin
EUTHERIA
BOVIDAE
- Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 — Ox
- Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Water Buffalo
- Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 — Goat
- Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 — Sheep
CANIDAE
- Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 — Domestic Dog
- Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 — Dingo
- Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 — Fox
DELPHINIDAE
- Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) — Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin
EQUIDAE
- Equus (Equus) caballus Linnaeus, 1758 — Horse
FELIDAE
- Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 — Cat
HOMINIDAE
- Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 — Human
LEPORIDAE
- Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Rabbit
MURIDAE
- Hydromys chrysogaster Geoffroy, 1804 — Water-rat
- Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882 — Broad-toothed Rat
- Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 — House Mouse
- Pseudomys higginsi (Trouessart, 1897) — Long-tailed Mouse
- Rattus colletti (Thomas, 1904) — Dusky Rat
- Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839) — Bush Rat
- Rattus lutreolus (J.E. Gray, 1841) — Swamp Rat
- Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) — Brown Rat
- Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Black Rat
- Rattus sp.
- Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898) — Long-haired Rat
OTARIIDAE
- Neophoca cinerea (Péron, 1816) — Australian Sea-lion
SUIDAE
- Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 — Pig
MAMMALIA
VIVERRIDAE
- Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776) — Meerkat
MARSUPIALIA
DASYURIDAE
- Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 — Brown Antechinus
- Dasycercus byrnei Spencer, 1896 — Kowari
- Dasycercus cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) — Crest-tailed Mulgara
- Dasyuroides byrnei Spencer, 1896 — Kowari
- Parantechinus apicalis (Gray, 1842) — Dibbler
- Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1896) — Fat-tailed Antechinus
- Sminthopsis crassicaudata (Gould, 1844) — Fat-tailed Dunnart
- Sminthopsis laniger (Gould, 1856) — Kultarr
- Sminthopsis leucopus (Gray, 1842) — White-footed Dunnart
- Sminthopsis macroura (Gould, 1845) — Stripe-faced Dunnart
MACROPODIDAE
- Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884 — Lumholtz’s Tree-kangaroo
- MACROPODIDAE — Unidentified kangaroo species
- Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) — Agile Wallaby
- Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) — Tammar Wallaby
- Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) — Western Grey Kangaroo
- Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 — Eastern Grey Kangaroo
- Macropus parma Waterhouse, 1845 — Parma Wallaby
- Macropus parryi (Bennett, 1835) — Whiptail Wallaby
- Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 — Common Wallaroo
- Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) — Red-necked Wallaby
- Onychogalea fraenata (Gould, 1841) — Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
- Petrogale inornata Gould, 1842 — Unadorned Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1825) — Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1855 — Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby
- Setonix brachyurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) — Quokka
- Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) — Tasmanian Pademelon
- Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) — Swamp Wallaby
PERAMELIDAE
- Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) — Southern Brown Bandicoot
- Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838 — Eastern Barred Bandicoot
- Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 — Long-nosed Bandicoot
PHALANGERIDAE
- Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) — Common Brushtail Possum
PHASCOLARCTIDAE
- Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) — Koala
POTOROIDAE
- Bettongia lesueuri (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) — Burrowing Bettong, Boodie
- Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 — Brush-tailed Bettong
- Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) — Long-nosed Potoroo
VOMBATIDAE
- Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845) — Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
- Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) — Bare-nosed Wombat
REPTILIA
BOIDAE
- Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864) — Black-headed Python
- Morelia spilotes (Lacepede, 1804) — Carpet & Diamond Pythons
- Python reticulatus (Schneider, 1801) — Reticulated Python
ELAPIDAE
- Notechis ater (Krefft, 1866) — Black Tiger Snake
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