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American Burying Beetle 
American Burying Beetle
American Burying Beetle
Doug Backlund
Scientific Name:
Nicrophorus americanus
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Giant Carrion Beetle
Group:
Insects
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: July 13, 1989
CR-IUCN: 1996
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas
 
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Facts Summary:
The American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "insects" and found in the following area(s): Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas. This species is also known by the following name(s): Giant Carrion Beetle.

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