Dryococelus australis

Summary

Dryococelus australis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dryococelus australis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Dryococelus australis's instance of is recorded as Lazarus taxon^[4].
• Dryococelus australis is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Dryococelus australis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[6].
• Dryococelus australis belongs to the parent taxon Dryococelus^[7].
• Dryococelus australis is endemic to Lord Howe Island^[8].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Dryococelus australis is Dryococelus australis^[9].
• Dryococelus australis's Commons category is recorded as Dryococelus australis^[10].
• Dryococelus australis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dryococelus australis^[11].
• Dryococelus australis's Commons gallery is recorded as Dryococelus australis^[12].
• Dryococelus australis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. australis'}^[13].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island stick insect'}^[14].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حشرة عيدان جزيرة لورد هاو'}^[15].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "Insecte bastó de l'illa de Lord Howe"}^[16].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Baumhummer'}^[17].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island tree lobster'}^[18].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe tree lobster'}^[19].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Lord Howe-szigeti botsáska'}^[20].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ロードハウナナフシ'}^[21].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ksh', 'text': 'Boomhummer'}^[22].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Гигантский палочник'}^[23].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '豪勋爵岛竹节虫'}^[24].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Land Lobster'}^[25].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island Phasmid'}^[26].
• Dryococelus australis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island Stick-insect'}^[27].

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Classification

Dryococelus australis's scientific name is Dryococelus australis^[9]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dryococelus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island stick insect'}^[14], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حشرة عيدان جزيرة لورد هاو'}^[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "Insecte bastó de l'illa de Lord Howe"}^[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Baumhummer'}^[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe Island tree lobster'}^[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lord Howe tree lobster'}^[19].

Distribution

Dryococelus australis is endemic to Lord Howe Island^[8].

Identifiers

Dryococelus australis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 99617^[28]. Dryococelus australis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 614101^[29]. Dryococelus australis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1078234^[30]. Dryococelus australis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1412367^[31].

Why It Matters

Dryococelus australis ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]