Dog flea
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| phylum | Chordata | The dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis) is a species of flea that lives as an ectoparasite on a wide variety of mammals, particularly the domestic dog and cat. It closely resembles the cat flea, Ctenophalides felis, which can live on a wider range of animals and is generally more prevalent worldwide.
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| class | Insecta | |
| order | Siphonaptera | |
| family | Pulicidae | |
| Genus | Ctenocephalides | |
| Species | C. canis |