Oriental rat flea
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The Oriental rat flea, also known as the tropical rat flea or the rat flea, is a parasite of rodents, primarily of the genus Rattus, and is a primary vector for plague and murine typhus. This occurs w
Xenopsylla cheopis flea PHIL 2069 lores
Male and female Xenopsylla cheopis
A whole slide image of the plague flea
Close-up of a female slide-mounted plague flea
Dog flea
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The dog flea is a species of flea that lives as an ectoparasite on a wide variety of mammals, particularly the domestic dog and cat. It closely resembles the cat flea, which can live on a wider range
Oriental rat flea
…mammal. The Oriental rat flea has no genal or pronotal combs. This characteristic can be used to differentiate the Oriental rat flea from the cat flea, dog flea, and other fleas. The flea's body is about one tenth of an inch long (about 2.5 mm). Its body is constructed to make it easier to jump long distances…
Dog flea