European rhinoceros beetle

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q729353
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European rhinoceros beetle

Summary

European rhinoceros beetle is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • European rhinoceros beetle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European rhinoceros beetle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European rhinoceros beetle belongs to the parent taxon Oryctes[5].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's scientific name is Oryctes nasicornis[6].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's Commons category is recorded as Oryctes nasicornis[7].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oryctes nasicornis[8].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's Commons gallery is recorded as Oryctes nasicornis[9].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's original combination is recorded as Scarabaeus nasicornis[11].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. nasicornis'}[12].
  • European rhinoceros beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'nosorožík kapucínek'}[13].
  • European rhinoceros beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sarvikuonokas'}[14].
  • European rhinoceros beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'neshornbille'}[15].
  • European rhinoceros beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'escarabayu rinoceronte'}[16].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as near threatened[17].
  • European rhinoceros beetle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].

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Classification

European rhinoceros beetle's scientific name is Oryctes nasicornis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Oryctes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'nosorožík kapucínek'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sarvikuonokas'}[14], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'neshornbille'}[15], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'escarabayu rinoceronte'}[16].

Identifiers

European rhinoceros beetle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82774[19]. European rhinoceros beetle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 465150[20]. European rhinoceros beetle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 982103[21]. European rhinoceros beetle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4995700[22].

Why It Matters

European rhinoceros beetle has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Oryctes nasicornis
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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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