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Rodent flea

Hoplopsyllus anomalus (Baker, 1904)

Status not recordedinsects

The rodent flea (Hoplopsyllus anomalus) is a species in the family Pulicidae, order Siphonaptera.

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Quick facts about the rodent flea

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 the rodent flea live?

Not recorded

Is the rodent 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 rodent flea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderSiphonaptera
  5. familyPulicidae
  6. genusHoplopsyllus
  7. SpeciesHoplopsyllus anomalus (Baker, 1904)

Synonyms Pulex anomalus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • PulgaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rodent flea

Other species in the same genus Hoplopsyllus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rodent flea?

The rodent flea (Hoplopsyllus anomalus) 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). Rodent flea (Hoplopsyllus anomalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodent-flea

MLA

“Rodent flea (Hoplopsyllus anomalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodent-flea.

BibTeX
@misc{rodent_flea_2026,
  title = {Rodent flea (Hoplopsyllus anomalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodent-flea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}