Echidna flea
| Echidna flea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pygiopsyllidae |
| Genus: | Bradiopsylla |
| Species: | B. echidnae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradiopsylla echidnae (Denny, 1843) | |
The echidna flea (Bradiopsylla echidnae) is thought to be the world's largest flea and it parasitises the short-beaked echidna. It reaches 4 millimetres in length.
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