The popliteal sesamoid bone has been described in numerous mammal orders-Edentata, Fissipeda, Rodentia, Chiroptera, Insectivora (Pearson & Davin; Taylor & Bonney).
Helminth and arthropod parasites of Sandy Fox Vulpes ruppeli (Fissipeda:Carnivora) from Sohag with description of Platynosomum fastosum (Digenea:Dicrocoeliidae).