Canthon indigaceus

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Canthon indigaceus
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Canthon indigaceus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Canthon
Species:
C. indigaceus
Binomial name
Canthon indigaceus
LECONTE, 1866
Synonyms [1]
  • Canthon chevrolati Harold, 1868

Canthon indigaceus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The IUCN conservation status of Canthon indigaceus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. [5]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Canthon indigaceus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Canthon indigaceus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "Canthon indigaceus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. 1 2 "Canthon indigaceus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. 1 2 "Canthon indigaceus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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