Pulga
Orchopeas leucopus (Baker, 1904)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Siphonaptera |
| Family | Ceratophyllidae |
| Genus | Orchopeas |
| Species | Orchopeas leucopus (Baker, 1904) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNR Unranked
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Orchopeas leucopus (Baker, 1904). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2749. https://cavebiology.org/species/orchopeas-leucopus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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