Dog flea

species of fleas
Taxon taxon Q1366855
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Dog flea

Summary

Dog flea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,199 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dog flea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dog flea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dog flea is classified within Ctenocephalides[5].
  • Dog flea's scientific name is Ctenocephalides canis[6].
  • Dog flea's Commons category is recorded as Ctenocephalides canis[7].
  • Dog flea's short name is recorded as C. canis[8].
  • Dog flea is commonly known as 狗蚤[9].
  • Dog flea is commonly known as blecha psí[10].
  • Dog flea is commonly known as koirankirppu[11].
  • Dog flea is commonly known as hundeloppe[12].
  • Dog flea is commonly known as pulga los perros[13].
  • Dog flea's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[14].
  • Dog flea's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as introduced and naturalised[15].

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Classification

Dog flea's scientific name is Ctenocephalides canis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ctenocephalides[5]. Recorded taxon common name include 狗蚤[9], blecha psí[10], koirankirppu[11], hundeloppe[12], and pulga los perros[13].

Identifiers

Dog flea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 307364[16]. Dog flea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50434[17]. Dog flea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 704356[18]. Dog flea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1419468[19].

Why It Matters

Dog flea ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,199 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15m ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 799084
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  2. 22d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status introduced and naturalised
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Ctenocephalides
    Taxon rank species
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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