Table 6. Shared and exclusive vertebrate species associated with three subfamilies of Ctenophthalmidae in Iran.

Flea sub family(s)	No of host (s)	Vertebrate host(s)
Amphipsyllinae and Leptopsyllinae	4	Apodemus mystacinus, Calomyscus bailwardi, Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus
Amphipsyllinae and Mesopsyllinae	7	Allactaga elater, Allactaga williamsi, Cricetulus migratorius, Meriones libycus, Meriones persicus, Meriones vinogradovi and Vulpes vulpes
Amphipsyllinae	6	Hemiechinus auritus, Mesocricetus auratus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus irani, Microtus socialis and Ochotona rufescens
Leptopsyllinae	3	Apodemus sylvaticus, Crocidura leucodon and Rattus rattus
Mesopsyllinae	2	Meriones tristrami and Tatera indica