Pulex
Pulex is a genus of fleas. It comprises six species. One is the human flea (P. irritans), and the other five are confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Human Flea
speciesPulex irritans
Pulex echidnophagoides
speciesPulex echidnophagoides
Pulex porcinus
speciesPulex porcinus
Pulex sinoculus
speciesPulex sinoculus
Pulex alvarezi
speciesPulex alvarezi
Pulex simulans
speciesPulex simulans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 252828.