A prevalence study of ectoparasites on the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) in al-Muthanna province-Iraq

This study was carried out in AL-Muthanna province during the period from November 2014 to May 2015.A (41) animals of long eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus(27 male, 14female) were collected from different area of Al-Muthanna Province (Rural and Urban regions). A total number of 41 hedgehogs, 19 were infested with ticks (46.34%). All ticks were belonged to Rhipicephalus turanicus species, also the fleas of the species Archaeopsylla. erinacei were found on 12 hedgehog of 41 (29.26%) examined hedgehog. Also the results showed, that the rates of infestation with R. turanicus and A. erinacei were difference significant (P0.05).