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Hedgehog Flea

Archaeopsylla erinacei

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Pulicidae

The hedgehog flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei) is a flea species which, as indicated by its common name, is an external parasite specifically adapted to living with the European hedgehog and the North African hedgehog, but it has also been found on other animals. It is the only member of the genus Archaeopsylla. Description Named in 1835 by Peter Friedrich Bouché, A.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 14Germany · 6