Limnatis nilotica
| Limnatis nilotica | |
|---|---|
| Limnatis nilotica movement | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Hirudinidae |
| Genus: | Limnatis |
| Species: | L. nilotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822) | |
Limnatis nilotica is a species of leech in the family Hirudinidae. It is hematophagous (feeding on blood), living on the mucous membranes of mammals.