Dorcus parallelipipedus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Dorcus parallelipipedus Dorcus parallelipipedus

Where the dorcus parallelipipedus lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 34,976 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Dorcus parallelipipedus
Group	Beetles
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Lucanidae

Where does the dorcus parallelipipedus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dorcus parallelipipedus in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the dorcus parallelipipedus?

The dorcus parallelipipedus (Dorcus parallelipipedus) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Lucanidae, genus Dorcus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dorcus parallelipipedus

Dorcus parallelipipedus, the lesser stag beetle, is a species of stag beetle found in Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dorcus parallelipipedus (revision 1334605093), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q805094 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).