Oropsylla alaskensis

Oropsylla alaskensis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Family: Ceratophyllidae

Oropsylla is a genus of fleas, most of which are ectoparasites of rodents and other mammals. Species Oropsylla alaskensis Oropsylla arctomys Oropsylla bruneri Oropsylla eatoni Oropsylla hirsuta Oropsylla idahoensis Oropsylla ilovaiskii Oropsylla labis Oropsylla montana, this flea is of note for its role in transmitting Yersinia pestis to native rodents.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Oropsylla alaskensis

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