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Pediculus oblongus

Status not recordedinsects

Pediculus oblongus is a species in the family Pediculidae, order Psocodea.

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Quick facts about Pediculus oblongus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
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 Pediculus oblongus live?

Not recorded

Is Pediculus oblongus 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 Pediculus oblongus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPsocodea
  5. familyPediculidae
  6. genusPediculus
  7. SpeciesPediculus oblongus Scopoli, 1763

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pediculus oblongus

Other species in the same genus Pediculus.

Cootie

Pediculus humanus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pediculus oblongus?

Pediculus oblongus (Pediculus oblongus) belongs to the family Pediculidae in the order Psocodea.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pediculus oblongus (Pediculus oblongus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pediculus-oblongus

MLA

“Pediculus oblongus (Pediculus oblongus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pediculus-oblongus.

BibTeX
@misc{pediculus_oblongus_2026,
  title = {Pediculus oblongus (Pediculus oblongus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pediculus-oblongus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}