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Cryptolestes klapperichi

Status not recordedbeetles

Cryptolestes klapperichi is a species in the family Cucujidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about Cryptolestes klapperichi

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 Cryptolestes klapperichi live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptolestes klapperichi as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ecuador

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Cryptolestes klapperichi 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 Cryptolestes klapperichi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCucujidae
  6. genusCryptolestes
  7. SpeciesCryptolestes klapperichi Lefkovitch, 1962

Synonyms Cryptolestes klapperici

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • 亚非扁谷盗Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptolestes klapperichi

Other species in the same genus Cryptolestes.

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Common questions

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Is Cryptolestes klapperichi an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptolestes klapperichi as introduced in 1 country: Ecuador, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Cryptolestes klapperichi?

Cryptolestes klapperichi (Cryptolestes klapperichi) belongs to the family Cucujidae in the order Coleoptera.

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). Cryptolestes klapperichi (Cryptolestes klapperichi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptolestes-klapperichi

MLA

“Cryptolestes klapperichi (Cryptolestes klapperichi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptolestes-klapperichi.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptolestes_klapperichi_2026,
  title = {Cryptolestes klapperichi (Cryptolestes klapperichi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptolestes-klapperichi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}