trypanosoma pestanai trypanosoma pestanai trypanosoma pestanai is a species of kinetoplastid trypanosomatid. trypanosoma pestanai scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): excavata phylum: euglenozoa class: kinetoplastida order: trypanosomatida family: trypanosomatidae genus: trypanosoma species: t. pestanai binomial name trypanosoma pestanai it causes disease in the european badger (meles meles). its vector is the badger flea (paraceras melis).