Where has the Plague Flea been recorded?

Xenopsylla cheopis occurrence evidence comes from 1,721 records in 50 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2013. Most records come from Burkina Faso.

• 1,721 records
• 50 places
• 55 years recorded
• Insecta class

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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 Plague Flea has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Plague Flea. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 50 places.

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