Nicrophorus americanus [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Nicrophorus americanus
Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae. The carrion beetle in North America is carnivorous, feeds on carrion and requires carrion to breed. It is also one of the few species of beetle to exhibit parental care. The decline of the American burying beetle has been attributed to habitat loss, alteration, and degradation, and they now occur over less than
spp.), voles ("Microtus", "Clethrionomys", and "Phenocomys" spp.), snowshoe hares ("Lepus americanus"), and several species of squirrels. Bats and non-mammalian prey species are taken to a lesser extent, including birds (smaller owls, jays, woodpeckers, and various songbirds), amphibians, reptiles, and insects.
Conservation.
IUCN Red List status for the spotted owl is near threatened with a decreasing population trend. Many studies assessing the species'