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dung beetles

informal group of beetles
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q861966
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Summary

dung beetles is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. It draws 5,873 Wikipedia views per month (organisms known by a particular common name category, ranking #99 of 423).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: Scarabaeoidea[3]
  • Part of: Scarabaeoidea[4]
  • Commons category: Dung beetles[5]
  • Main food source: feces[6]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[7]

Why It Matters

dung beetles has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q293296
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q293296, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → Scarabaeoidea
    Instance of → organisms known by a particular common name
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 20074, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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