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Human Flea

Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Parhost World Database of Fleas in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pulex irritans
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Pulex irritans
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Animal Diversity Web
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and GBIF national node type records UK
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Public Health Image Library
Pulex (Pulex) irritans
Species recognized by Global Biotic Interactions
Pulex conepati
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Pulex irritans
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Pulex irritans
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images and Flickr Group
Pulex irritans Linnaeus
Species recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy and TreatmentBank
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK

Alternative Names

Pulex conepati Cunha 1914
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Parhost World Database of Fleas in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pulex irritans bahiensis Cunha 1914
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Parhost World Database of Fleas in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pulex irritans fulvus Ioff 1929
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Parhost World Database of Fleas in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pulex orientalis Kishida 1939
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Parhost World Database of Fleas in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pulex vulgaris De Geer 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Parhost World Database of Fleas in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pulex conepati Cunha 1914
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pulex conepati Cunha 1914
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pulex irritans bahiensis Cunha 1914
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pulex irritans bahiensis Cunha 1914
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pulex irritans fulvus Ioff 1929
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pulex irritans fulvus Ioff 1929
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pulex orientalis Kishida 1939
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pulex orientalis Kishida 1939
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pulex vulgaris De Geer 1778
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pulex vulgaris De Geer 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

human flea preferred
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Wikidata Common Names
Human flea
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Arabic

برغوث الإنسان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

pulga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

arkakuso arrunt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Ljudska buha preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

човешка бълха preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

人蚤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

blecha obecná preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Menneskeloppe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

mensenvlo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

inimesekirp preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

ihmiskirppu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Menschenfloh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

פרעוש האדם preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

emberbolha preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ヒトノミ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Korean

사람벼룩 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

menneskeloppe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Pchła ludzka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Блоха человеческая preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Људска бува preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

برغوث الانسان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

پولکس یرریتانس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

人蚤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Siphonaptera
Pulicoidea
Pulicidae
Pulex
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Pulex alvarezi Barrera 1955
Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner 1933)
Pulex larimerius Lewis & Grimaldi 1997
Pulex porcinus Jordan & Rothschild 1923
Pulex simulans Baker 1895
Pulex sinoculus Traub 1950

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Siphonaptera
Pulicoidea
Pulicidae
Pulex
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Pulex alvarezi Barrera 1955
Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner 1933)
Pulex larimerius Lewis & Grimaldi 1997
Pulex porcinus Jordan & Rothschild 1923
Pulex simulans Baker 1895
Pulex sinoculus Traub 1950

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Pulex alvarezi Barrera 1955
Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner 1933)
Pulex larimerius Lewis & Grimaldi 1997
Pulex porcinus Jordan & Rothschild 1923
Pulex simulans Baker 1895
Pulex sinoculus Traub 1950

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Pulex alvarezi Barrera 1955
Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner 1933)
Pulex larimerius Lewis & Grimaldi 1997
Pulex porcinus Jordan & Rothschild 1923
Pulex simulans Baker 1895
Pulex sinoculus Traub 1950

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Siphonaptera
Pulicidae
Pulex Linnaeus 1758
Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Pulex irritans irritans
Pulex irritans simulans Baker
Pulex alvarezi Barrera 1955
Pulex arizonensis Baker
Pulex bruneri Baker
Pulex coloradensis Baker
Pulex divisus Baker
Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner 1933)
Pulex gillettei Baker
Pulex grossiventris Weyenbergh
Pulex hirsutus Baker
Pulex ignotus Hopkins & Johnson
Pulex keeni Baker
Pulex larimerius Lewis & Grimaldi 1997
Pulex lutzii Baker
Pulex montanus Baker
Pulex multispinsus Baker
Pulex penicilliger Grube 1852
Pulex porcinus Jordan & Rothschild 1923
Pulex pungens Walckenaer 1802
Pulex sciurorum Schrank 1803
Pulex simulans Baker 1895
Pulex sinoculus Traub 1950
Pulex vespertilionis Dugès 1832

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Siphonaptera
Pulicidae
Pulex
Pulex irritans Linnaeus (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Siphonaptera
Pulicomorpha
Pulicoidea
Pulicidae
Pulicinae
Pulex
Pulex irritans (this page)
Pulex simulans
unclassified Pulex

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Siphonaptera
Pulicidae
Pulex
Pulex irritans (this page)
Pulex alvarezi
Pulex echidnophagoides
Pulex porcinus
Pulex simulans
Pulex sinoculus
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