Lucanus cervus

Lucanus cervus
Male
Female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1] (Mediterranean)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species:
L. cervus
Binomial name
Lucanus cervus
Synonyms[2]
  • Lucanus scapulodonta Weinreich, 1963
  • Scarabaeus cervus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Scarabaeus tridentatus Linnaeus, 1758 (partim)

Lucanus cervus, known as the European stag beetle, or the greater stag beetle, is one of the best-known species of stag beetle (family Lucanidae) in Western Europe, and is the eponymous example of the genus. L. cervus is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Lucanus cervus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ^ "Stag Beetle, Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2017-07-05.