| Nimbus contaminatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Nimbus |
| Species: | N. contaminatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nimbus contaminatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nimbus contaminatus is a species of dung beetle native to Europe. [2] [3]
This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius . [4]
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