Eimeriidae in the Caniformia Family Ailuridae

Abstract This chapter summarizes what little is known about the eimeriid coccidia described from the canid carnivore family Ailuridae Gray, 1843. A brief history is given to characterize the monotypic nature of this family and its only, and endangered, species, the red panda, Ailurus fulgens . Only one (presumably) intestinal coccidian, Eimeria ailuri , is known from the red panda.