Cat flea

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phylum Arthropoda The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is one of the most abundant and widespread species of flea on Earth. Its primary host is the domestic cat, but it is also the primary flea infesting dogs in most of the world. The cat flea can also maintain its life cycle on other carnivores and on omnivores. Humans can be bitten, though a long-term population cannot be sustained on people. However, if the female flea is allowed to feed for 12 consecutive hours on a human, it can lay viable eggs.

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class Insecta
order Siphonaptera
family Pulicidae
species Ctenocephalides felis