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Oriental rat flea

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Oriental rat flea

Summary

Oriental rat flea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month, #1,451 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oriental rat flea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oriental rat flea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Khufu is named after Oriental rat flea[5].
  • Oriental rat flea is classified within Xenopsylla[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Oriental rat flea is Xenopsylla cheopis[7].
  • Oriental rat flea's Commons category is recorded as Xenopsylla cheopis[8].
  • Oriental rat flea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度鼠蚤'}[9].
  • Oriental rat flea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Puça de la rata oriental'}[10].
  • Oriental rat flea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'blecha morová'}[11].
  • Oriental rat flea's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[12].
  • Oriental rat flea's taxon author citation is recorded as (Rothschild, 1903)[13].
  • Oriental rat flea's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as introduced and naturalised[14].

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Classification

Oriental rat flea's scientific name is Xenopsylla cheopis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Xenopsylla[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度鼠蚤'}[9], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Puça de la rata oriental'}[10], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'blecha morová'}[11].

Discovery and Description

Khufu is named after Oriental rat flea[5].

Identifiers

Oriental rat flea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 271312[15]. Oriental rat flea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 163159[16]. Oriental rat flea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 704445[17]. Oriental rat flea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1419435[18]. Oriental rat flea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 189334[19].

Why It Matters

Oriental rat flea ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month, #1,451 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Khufu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . curioustaxonomy.net. curioustaxonomy.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . gbif.org. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Conservation status of New Zealand fleas, 2014. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → introduced and naturalised
    Parent taxon → Xenopsylla
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
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