Where does the Plague Flea live?

Xenopsylla cheopis has 2,016 records in 58 countries and territories, from 1900 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

• 2,016 records
• 58 places
• 70 years recorded
• Insecta class

When it is recorded

Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where it is recorded

Showing the top 40 of 58 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Pulicidae.

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3,131 records