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Brachycercus nitidus

Status not recordedinsects

Brachycercus nitidus is a species in the family Caenidae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about Brachycercus nitidus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Brachycercus nitidus live?

Not recorded

Is Brachycercus nitidus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Brachycercus nitidus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyCaenidae
  6. genusBrachycercus
  7. SpeciesBrachycercus nitidus (Traver, 1932)

Synonyms Eurycaenis nitidus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Brachycercus nitidus

Other species in the same genus Brachycercus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Brachycercus nitidus?

Brachycercus nitidus (Brachycercus nitidus) belongs to the family Caenidae in the order Ephemeroptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brachycercus nitidus (Brachycercus nitidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brachycercus-nitidus

MLA

“Brachycercus nitidus (Brachycercus nitidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brachycercus-nitidus.

BibTeX
@misc{brachycercus_nitidus_2026,
  title = {Brachycercus nitidus (Brachycercus nitidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brachycercus-nitidus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}