Cape Stag Beetle 
Also Called:
Colophon Stag Beetle
Group:
Insects
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
South Africa


Species/Common Names:
Colophon barnardi
Colophon berrisfordi
Colophon cameroni
Colophon cassoni
Colophon eastmani
Colophon haughtoni
Colophon montisatris
Colophon neli
Colophon primosi
Colophon stokoei
Colophon thunbergi
Colophon westwoodi
Colophon whitei

Facts Summary:
Colophon (commonly known as the Cape Stag Beetle species) is a genus of insects of concern and found in the following area(s): South Africa.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Colophon berrisfordi".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Colophon barnardiEN-IUCN1996South Africa
2. Colophon berrisfordiCR-IUCN1996South Africa
3. Colophon cameroniVU-IUCN1996South Africa
4. Colophon cassoniCR-IUCN1996South Africa
5. Colophon eastmaniEN-IUCN1996South Africa
6. Colophon haughtoniEN-IUCN1996South Africa
7. Colophon montisatrisCR-IUCN1996South Africa
8. Colophon neliVU-IUCN1996South Africa
9. Colophon primosiCR-IUCN1996South Africa
10. Colophon stokoeiVU-IUCN1996South Africa
11. Colophon thunbergiEN-IUCN1996South Africa
12. Colophon westwoodiVU-IUCN1996South Africa
13. Colophon whiteiEN-IUCN1996South Africa

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