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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

American Burying Beetle

A black beetle with four red-orange markings on a rocky surface
Common Name
American burying beetle
giant carrion beetle
FWS Focus

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Nicrophorus americanus

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies0
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa00

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomProtostomia
SuperphylumEcdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderColeoptera
SuborderPolyphaga
InfraorderStaphyliniformia
SuperfamilyStaphylinoidea
FamilySilphidae
SubfamilyNicrophorinae
GenusNicrophorus
SpeciesNicrophorus americanusFWS Focus

Viewing: descendants of Nicrophorus americanus