Fleas

Siphonaptera

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Siphonaptera (Fleas) is a group of insects. There are 2047 species of fleas, in 241 genera and 18 families. This group has been around since the callovian age.

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EOL has data for 13 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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Callovian Age
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Callovian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Sorex (Otisorex) cinereus Kerr 1792 (Cinereus Shrew)
is vector for
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002459
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Trypanosoma microti
motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Sorex (Otisorex) cinereus Kerr 1792 (Cinereus Shrew)
parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Dipylidium caninum (Linnaeus 1758) (Double-pored Dog Tapeworm)
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber 1774) (Greater horseshoe bat)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of fleas. View this species on GBIF

fleas Habitats

The environments in which many fleas species are known to live. Select an environment to see its fleas species checklist.

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Flea Habitats

The environments in which many fleas species are known to live. Select an environment to see its fleas species checklist.

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