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Toby Austin’s World Mammal List Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis Brown Antechinus Antechinus stuartii Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus Southern Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Mountain Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus cunninghami Coppery Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus johnstonii Common Brush-tailed Possum Trichosurus vulpecula Eastern Ring-tailed Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus Green Ring-tailed Possum Pseudochirops archeri Musky Rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica Aardvark Orycteropus afer Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax Heterohyrax brucei Rock Hyrax (capensis) Procavia capensis capensis Rock Hyrax (habessinicus) Procavia capensis habessinicus Rock Hyrax (johnstoni) Procavia capensis johnstoni Rock Hyrax (welwitschii) Procavia capensis welwitschii Asian Elephant Elephas maximus African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous centralis Brown-throated Sloth Bradypus variegatus Senegal Bushbaby Galago senegalensis White-headed Capuchin Cebus capucinus Mantled Howler Alouatta palliata Sykes's Monkey Cercopithecus albogularis Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius Dent's Mona Monkey Cercopithecus denti Silver Monkey Cercopithecus doggetti L'Hoest's Monkey Cercopithecus lhoesti Mona Monkey Cercopithecus mona Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus Green Monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas Grey-cheeked Mangabey Lophocebus albigena Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis Rhesus Monkey Macaca mulatta Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus Olive Baboon Papio anubis Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus Gelada Theropithecus gelada Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza Western Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius Central African Red Colobus Piliocolobus foai Northern Plains Grey Langur Semnopithecus entellus Tarai Grey Langur Semnopithecus hector Black-footed Grey Langur Semnopithecus hypoleucos Tufted Grey Langur Semnopithecus priam Nilgiri Langur Trachypithecus johnii Eastern Gorilla Gorilla beringei Common Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica Western Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus mimulus Caucasian Squirrel Sciurus anomalus Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis Western Grey Squirrel Sciurus griseus Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Douglas's Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii North American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Dremomys lokriah Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum Northern Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii Dusky Palm Squirrel Funambulus sublineatus Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii Barbary Ground Squirrel Atlantoxerus getulus South African Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus Carruther's Mountain Squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi Congo Rope Squirrel Funisciurus congicus Fire-footed Rope Squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus Red-legged Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii Alexander's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus alexandri Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi Smith's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi Ochre Bush Squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus Green Bush Squirrel Paraxerus poensis White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus Grey Marmot Marmota baibacina Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota California Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi Columbian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis Long-tailed Ground Squirrel Spermophilus undulatus Yellow-pine Chipmunk Tamias amoenus Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus Panamint Chipmunk Tamias panamintinus Siberian Chipmunk Tamias sibiricus Lodgepole Chipmunk Tamias speciosus Fat Dormouse Glis glis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius American Beaver Castor canadensis Ethiopian African Mole Rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Eurasian Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Field Vole Microtus agrestis Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Fat Sand Rat Psammomys obesus Great Gerbil Rhombomys opimus Yellow-necked Field Mouse Apodemus flavicollis Long-tailed Field Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Ethiopian Arvicanthis Arvicanthis abyssinicus African Arvicanthis Arvicanthis niloticus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus House Mouse Mus musculus Australian Bush Rat Rattus fuscipes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Black Rat Rattus rattus Pel's Scaly-tailed Squirrel Anomalurus pelii South African Spring Hare Pedetes capensis Long-tailed Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera Southern Mountain Viscacha Lagidium viscacia Wolffsohn's Mountain Viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata Coypu Myocastor coypus American Pika Ochotona princeps European Hare Lepus europaeus Granada Hare Lepus granatensis African Savanna Hare Lepus microtis Ethiopian Highland Hare Lepus starcki Mountain Hare (timidus) Lepus timidus timidus Mountain Hare (hibernicus) Lepus timidus hibernicus Tolai Hare Lepus tolai European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Smith's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus rupestris Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani Tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus West European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus Eurasian Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Shrew Sorex araneus Eurasian Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus European Mole Talpa europaea Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus Grey-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus Egyptian Rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Eastern Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Daubenton's Myotis Myotis daubentonii Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus Natterer's Myotis Myotis nattereri Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Wildcat Felis silvestris Serval Leptailurus serval Bobcat Lynx rufus Lion Panthera leo Leopard Panthera pardus Tiger Panthera tigris Common Genet Genetta genetta Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata Common Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula Indian Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsi Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon Small Asian Mongoose Herpestes javanicus Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo Meerkat Suricata suricatta Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta Golden Jackal (aureus) Canis aureus aureus Golden Jackal (anthus) Canis aureus anthus Coyote Canis latrans Wolf Canis lupus Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis South American Grey Fox Lycalopex griseus Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Island Fox Urocyon littoralis Bengal Fox Vulpes bengalensis Cape Fox Vulpes chama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes American Black Bear Ursus americanus Brown Bear Ursus arctos South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis Afro-Australian Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus California Sea-lion Zalophus californianus Walrus Odobenus rosmarus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina Sea Otter Enhydra lutris North American River Otter Lontra canadensis European Otter Lutra lutra Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula European Pine Marten Martes martes European Badger Meles meles Ermine Mustela erminea Yellow-bellied Weasel Mustela kathiah Least Weasel Mustela nivalis European Polecat Mustela putorius American Mink Neovison vison Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus humboldtii Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis White-nosed Coati Nasua narica Raccoon Procyon lotor Plains Zebra Equus quagga Mountain Zebra Equus zebra Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis Indian Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis Common Wart-hog Phacochoerus africanus Wild Boar Sus scrofa Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Guanaco Lama glama Vicugna Vicugna vicugna Eurasian Elk Alces alces European Roe Capreolus capreolus Mule Deer (hemionus) Odocoileus hemionus hemionus Mule Deer (californicus) Odocoileus hemionus californicus Mule Deer (columbianus) Odocoileus hemionus columbianus Reindeer Rangifer tarandus Chital Deer Axis axis Hog Deer Axis porcinus Red Deer Cervus elaphus Red Deer (canadensis) Cervus elaphus canadensis Sika Cervus nippon Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Muntjac Muntiacus 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    This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier’s archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights Author's personal copy Parasitology International 62 (2013) 448–453 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Parasitology International journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/parint Short communication Genotypic variations in field isolates of Theileria species infecting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi and Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) in Kenya Naftaly Githaka a, Satoru Konnai a, Robert Skilton b, Edward Kariuki c, Esther Kanduma b,d, Shiro Murata a, Kazuhiko Ohashi a,⁎ a Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan b Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute Hub (BecA-ILRI Hub), P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya c Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241-00100, Nairobi, Kenya d Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya article info abstract Article history: Recently, mortalities among giraffes, attributed to infection with unique species of piroplasms were reported Received 28 January 2013 in South Africa.