Rat flea

A rat flea is a parasite of rodents.

There are two species:

Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), also known as the tropical rat flea, the primary vector for bubonic plague

and

Northern rat flea (Nosopsyllus fasciatus), a minor vector.

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