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Fleas From the Northern Hairy‐Nosed Wombat and Other Mammalian Hosts of Australia

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT One of us (DKM) amassed a collection of 283 adult fleas (18 species) from donations by staff of the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service and other mammalogists, over 20 years (1967–87). Among this large collection were the first fleas to be found on three species of Australian mammals: (i) Lasiorhinus krefftii , the northern hairy‐nosed wombat, a critically endangered species ( Echidnophaga cornuta ); (ii) Phascolarctos cinereus , the koala ( Echidnophaga perilis ); and (iii) Ningaui ridei , the Wongai ningaui ( Xenopsylla australiaca ).

Source: Austral Entomology

DOI: 10.1111/aen.70110

Authors: David K. Mardon, F. Richard Allison, Stephen C. Barker

Institutions: National Parks and Wildlife Service, The University of Queensland

Language: English

Topic: Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,400

OpenAlex ID: W7212044228

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