Oropsylla arctomys (Baker, 1904)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Siphonaptera |
| Family | Ceratophyllidae |
| Genus | Oropsylla |
| Species | Oropsylla arctomys (Baker, 1904) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Iowa.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa
Counties
- Iowa
- Linn
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
How to cite this account
Oropsylla arctomys (Baker, 1904). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2753. https://cavebiology.org/species/oropsylla-arctomys/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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