Lucanus cervus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lucanus cervus lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lucanus cervus
Group	Beetles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Lucanidae

Where does the lucanus cervus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lucanus cervus in 16 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.

Is the lucanus cervus endangered?

The lucanus cervus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lucanus cervus?

The lucanus cervus (Lucanus cervus) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Lucanidae, genus Lucanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lucanus cervus (revision 1363170584), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q190491 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).