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Hedgehog flea

Archaeopsylla erinacei (Bouché, 1835)

Status not recordedinsects

The hedgehog flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei) is a species in the family Pulicidae, order Siphonaptera.

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Quick facts about the hedgehog flea

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hedgehog flea live?

Not recorded

Is the hedgehog flea endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hedgehog flea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderSiphonaptera
  5. familyPulicidae
  6. genusArchaeopsylla
  7. SpeciesArchaeopsylla erinacei (Bouché, 1835)

Synonyms Pulex erinacei

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • blecha ježčíCzech
  • PindsvineloppeDanish
  • IgelflohGerman
  • siilinkirppuFinnish
  • EgelvloDutch
  • Pchła jeżaPolish
  • Блоха ежа обыкновенногоRussian
  • blcha ježiaSlovak
  • หมัดเม่นแคระThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hedgehog flea

Other species in the same genus Archaeopsylla.

CompareHedgehog flea vs Archaeopsylla sinensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hedgehog flea?

The hedgehog flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei) belongs to the family Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hedgehog flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hedgehog-flea

MLA

“Hedgehog flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hedgehog-flea.

BibTeX
@misc{hedgehog_flea_2026,
  title = {Hedgehog flea (Archaeopsylla erinacei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hedgehog-flea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}