Lucanus cervus

species of beetle
Taxon taxon Q190491
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Lucanus cervus

Summary

Lucanus cervus is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lucanus cervus received the insect of the year[3].
  • Lucanus cervus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Lucanus cervus is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Lucanus cervus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Lucanus cervus is classified within Lucanus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lucanus cervus is Lucanus cervus[8].
  • Lucanus cervus's Commons category is recorded as Lucanus cervus[9].
  • Lucanus cervus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lucanus cervus[10].
  • Lucanus cervus's Commons gallery is recorded as Lucanus cervus[11].
  • Lucanus cervus's original combination is recorded as Scarabaeus cervus[12].
  • Lucanus cervus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. cervus'}[13].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stag beetle'}[14].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschkäfer'}[15].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Eghjort'}[16].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'roháč obecný'}[17].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'groot vliegend hert'}[18].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'lucane cerf-volant'}[19].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'stag beetle'}[20].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'eikehjort'}[21].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'vacalloria'}[22].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'valloria'}[23].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'vacallorina'}[24].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'rei moru'}[25].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'güe de les vacallories'}[26].
  • Lucanus cervus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'buelloru'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lucanus cervus is Lucanus cervus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lucanus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stag beetle'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschkäfer'}[15], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Eghjort'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'roháč obecný'}[17], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'groot vliegend hert'}[18], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'lucane cerf-volant'}[19].

Identifiers

Lucanus cervus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61749[28]. Lucanus cervus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41109[29]. Lucanus cervus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2866038[30]. Lucanus cervus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5743122[31].

Why It Matters

Lucanus cervus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Lucanus cervus receive?

Honors received include insect of the year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . senckenberg.de. Retrieved . senckenberg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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