Lucanus cervus

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.

Lucanus cervus
Male
Female

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