Hercules beetle

species of rhinoceros beetle
Taxon taxon Q503799
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Hercules beetle

Summary

Hercules beetle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,157 views/month, #943 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hercules beetle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hercules beetle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hercules beetle belongs to the parent taxon Dynastes[5].
  • Hercules beetle's scientific name is Dynastes hercules[6].
  • Hercules beetle's Commons category is recorded as Dynastes hercules[7].
  • Hercules beetle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dynastes hercules[8].
  • Hercules beetle's Commons gallery is recorded as Dynastes hercules[9].
  • Hercules beetle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Hercules beetle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Hercules beetle's original combination is recorded as Scarabaeus hercules[12].
  • Hercules beetle's taxon synonym is recorded as Scarabaeus scaber[13].
  • Hercules beetle's taxon synonym is recorded as Dynastes hercules trinidadensis[14].
  • Hercules beetle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. hercules'}[15].
  • Hercules beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'escarabayu hércules'}[16].
  • Hercules beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hercules beetle'}[17].
  • Hercules beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'herkul'}[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hercules beetle is Dynastes hercules[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dynastes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'escarabayu hércules'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'herkul'}[18].

Identifiers

Hercules beetle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 267022[19]. Hercules beetle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1247135[20]. Hercules beetle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1026724[21]. Hercules beetle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1074504[22].

Why It Matters

Hercules beetle ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,157 views/month, #943 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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  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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Dynastes
    Instance of taxon
    Original combination Scarabaeus hercules
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