Nicrophorus americanus

species of beetle
Taxon taxon Q7030592
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Nicrophorus americanus

Summary

Nicrophorus americanus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,571 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nicrophorus americanus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nicrophorus americanus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Nicrophorus americanus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Nicrophorus americanus belongs to the parent taxon Nicrophorus[6].
  • Nicrophorus americanus's scientific name is Nicrophorus americanus[7].
  • Nicrophorus americanus is a type of insect[8].
  • Nicrophorus americanus is a type of necrophage[9].
  • Nicrophorus americanus's Commons category is recorded as Nicrophorus americanus[10].
  • Nicrophorus americanus's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/american-burying-beetle-human-health[11].
  • Nicrophorus americanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American burying beetle'}[12].
  • Nicrophorus americanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Burying Beetle'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Nicrophorus americanus is Nicrophorus americanus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Nicrophorus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American burying beetle'}[12].

Identifiers

Nicrophorus americanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 107026[14]. Nicrophorus americanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 64900[15]. Nicrophorus americanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1044544[16]. Nicrophorus americanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1038971[17]. Nicrophorus americanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 200997[18].

Why It Matters

Nicrophorus americanus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,571 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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