Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Subfamily Nicrophorinae Scientific name Nicrophorus japonicus Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Family Silphidae Tribe Nicrophorini Higher classification Burying beetle | |
Similar Insect, Beetle, Burying beetle, Silphidae, Staphyliniformia | ||
Nicrophorus japonicus burying beetle burying a rat
Nicrophorus japonicus is a burying beetle described by Harold in 1877.
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