| parasites of the abert's squirrel (sciurus aberti) and red squirrel (tamiasciurus hudsonicus) of new mexico. | between 1989 and 1991, 29 abert squirrels (sciurus aberti) and 45 red squirrels (tamiasciurus hudsonicus) were collected in new mexico and examined for parasites. of 29 s. aberti examined, 86.2% (25/29) were infected with at least 1 parasite species. helminths were found in 62.1% (18/29) of s. aberti; 37.9% (11/29) were infected with fleas and 37.9% (11/29) with the coccidian eimeria tamiasciuri. among t. hudsonicus, 82.5% of the squirrels examined were infected with at least 1 parasite. helmint ... | 1995 | 7707219 |