Host taxa for Babesia Starcovici, 1893

Animal Hosts

ARACHNIDA

IXODIDAE

• Boophilus microplus (Canestini, 1887) — Cattle Tick
      Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilbourne, 1893) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia bovis (Babes, 1888) [BABESIIDAE]

EUTHERIA

BOVIDAE

• Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 — Ox
      Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilbourne, 1893) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia bovis (Babes, 1888) [BABESIIDAE]
• Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus, 1766 — Zebu
      Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilbourne, 1893) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia bovis (Babes, 1888) [BABESIIDAE]
• Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Water Buffalo
      Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilbourne, 1893) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia bovis (Babes, 1888) [BABESIIDAE]
• Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 — Sheep
      Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilbourne, 1893) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia ovis (Babes, 1892) [BABESIIDAE]

CANIDAE

• Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 — Domestic Dog
      Babesia canis (Piana & Galli-Valerio, 1895) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia canis canis (Piana & Galli-Valerio, 1895) (as var. canis) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia canis vogeli Reichenow, 1937 [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia gibsoni Patton, 1910 [BABESIIDAE]
• Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 — Dingo
      Babesia canis (Piana & Galli-Valerio, 1895) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia canis canis (Piana & Galli-Valerio, 1895) (as var. canis) [BABESIIDAE]
      Babesia canis vogeli Reichenow, 1937 [BABESIIDAE]

EQUIDAE

• Equus (Equus) caballus Linnaeus, 1758 — Horse
      Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilbourne, 1893) [BABESIIDAE]

MURIDAE

• Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 — House Mouse
      Babesia rodhaini van den Berghe, Vincke, Chardome & van den Bulcke, 1950 [BABESIIDAE]
• Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) — Brown Rat
      Babesia rodhaini van den Berghe, Vincke, Chardome & van den Bulcke, 1950 [BABESIIDAE]

MARSUPIALIA

DASYURIDAE

• Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 — Northern Quoll
      Babesia thylacis Mackerras, 1959 [BABESIIDAE]

PERAMELIDAE

• Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) — Southern Brown Bandicoot
      Babesia thylacis Mackerras, 1959 [BABESIIDAE]

PROTOTHERIA

TACHYGLOSSIDAE

• Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) — Short-beaked Echidna
      Babesia tachyglossi Backhouse & Bollinger, 1959 [BABESIIDAE]

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