- Less common than Ctenocephalides felis
- Commonly called the 'dog flea'
Hosts
Dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, foxes and humans
Identification
C. canis is very similar to C.felis
- Host specific
- Both genal and pronotal commbs present
- Irregular length genal spines
- The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second
- Rounded nose