American Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Insects
Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae. The carrion beetle in North America is carnivorous, feeds on carrion and requires carrion to breed. It is also a member of one of the few genera of beetle to exhibit parental care. The decline of the American burying beetle has been attributed to habitat loss, alteration, and degradation, and they now occur in less than 10% of their historic range.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Staphylinidae
- Genus
- Nicrophorus