Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (Dale, 1878)
(a mammal flea)

Interactions where Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of SORICIDAE shrews Insectivora Shrews, Churchfield, S., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Ctenophthalmidae/Palaeopsylla soricis subsp. soricis/Palaeopsylla soricis subsp. soricisa mammal flea Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Soricidaeshrews

Author & YearTitleSource
Churchfield, S., 1986Shrews20pp, The Mammal Society

Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (a mammal flea) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (a mammal flea) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesPalaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (a mammal flea)
SpeciesPalaeopsylla soricis (a shrew flea)
GenusPalaeopsylla (a genus of mammal fleas)
FamilyCTENOPHTHALMIDAE (a family of fleas)
OrderSIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (a mammal flea)

Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (a mammal flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Palaeopsylla soricis ssp soricis (a mammal flea):

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