Pulex

genus of fleas
Taxon taxon Q2120770
Pulex
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Pulex

Summary

Pulex is a taxon[1]. Pulex has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pulex's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pulex is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pulex is classified within Pulicidae[5].
  • Pulex's scientific name is Pulex[6].
  • Pulex's Commons category is recorded as Pulex[7].
  • Pulex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pulex[8].
  • Pulex is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Human Fleas'}[9].
  • Pulex's taxon author citation is recorded as Linnaeus 1758[10].

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Classification

Pulex's scientific name is Pulex[6]. Pulex is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Pulex is classified within Pulicidae[5]. Pulex is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Human Fleas'}[9].

Identifiers

Pulex's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 252828[11]. Pulex's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 154008[12]. Pulex's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 27668[13]. Pulex's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1419545[14]. Pulex's ITIS TSN is recorded as 189331[15].

Why It Matters

Pulex has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Pulex is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . eol.org. eol.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Interlingual index id i46971
    Parent taxon Pulicidae
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