''Ancylostoma pluridentatum'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of parasitic

hookworm Hookworms are intestinal, blood-feeding, parasitic roundworms that cause types of infection known as helminthiases. Hookworm infection is found in many parts of the world, and is common in areas with poor access to adequate water, sanitation, an ...

that infects wild species of cats. This hookworm is found in the tropical and subtropical parts of the Western Hemisphere.

References

Ancylostomatidae Parasitic diseases Nematodes described in 1905 {{Chromadorea-stub