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Shrew flea

Palaeopsylla kohauti Dampf, 1911

Status not recordedinsects

The shrew flea (Palaeopsylla kohauti) is a species in the family Ctenophthalmidae, order Siphonaptera.

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Quick facts about the shrew 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 shrew flea live?

Not recorded

Is the shrew 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 shrew flea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderSiphonaptera
  5. familyCtenophthalmidae
  6. genusPalaeopsylla
  7. SpeciesPalaeopsylla kohauti Dampf, 1911

Synonyms Palaeopsylla kohauti orientalis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • A mammal fleaEnglish
  • A shrew fleaEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shrew flea

Other species in the same genus Palaeopsylla.

A mole flea

Palaeopsylla minor

CtenophthalmidaeNo free photo yet

A shrew flea

Palaeopsylla soricis

CtenophthalmidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shrew flea?

The shrew flea (Palaeopsylla kohauti) belongs to the family Ctenophthalmidae in the order Siphonaptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shrew flea (Palaeopsylla kohauti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shrew-flea

MLA

“Shrew flea (Palaeopsylla kohauti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shrew-flea.

BibTeX
@misc{shrew_flea_2026,
  title = {Shrew flea (Palaeopsylla kohauti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shrew-flea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}