Dryococelus australis

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q152856
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Dryococelus australis

Summary

Dryococelus australis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 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 D. australis[13].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Lord Howe Island stick insect[14].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as حشرة عيدان جزيرة لورد هاو[15].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Insecte bastó de l'illa de Lord Howe[16].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Baumhummer[17].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Lord Howe Island tree lobster[18].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Lord Howe tree lobster[19].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Lord Howe-szigeti botsáska[20].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as ロードハウナナフシ[21].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Boomhummer[22].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Гигантский палочник[23].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as 豪勋爵岛竹节虫[24].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Land Lobster[25].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as Lord Howe Island Phasmid[26].
  • Dryococelus australis is commonly known as 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 Lord Howe Island stick insect[14], حشرة عيدان جزيرة لورد هاو[15], Insecte bastó de l'illa de Lord Howe[16], Baumhummer[17], Lord Howe Island tree lobster[18], and 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 (218 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 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14516 → Q140084495
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14516]]: [[Q140084495]], Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
  2. 14w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Dryococelus australis
    Instance of → taxon, Lazarus taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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