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Cryptophagus scanicus

Status not recordedbeetles

Cryptophagus scanicus is a species in the family Cryptophagidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about Cryptophagus scanicus

Weight
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Length
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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 Cryptophagus scanicus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptophagus scanicus as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

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 Cryptophagus scanicus 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 Cryptophagus scanicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCryptophagidae
  6. genusCryptophagus
  7. SpeciesCryptophagus scanicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cryptophagus nigrinus, Cryptophagus patruelis, Cryptophagus subdentatus, Dermestes scanicus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • maločlenec plísňovýCzech
  • krytohlod plesňovýSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptophagus scanicus

Other species in the same genus Cryptophagus.

Cellar beetle

Cryptophagus cellaris

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is Cryptophagus scanicus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptophagus scanicus as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Cryptophagus scanicus?

Cryptophagus scanicus (Cryptophagus scanicus) belongs to the family Cryptophagidae in the order Coleoptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptophagus scanicus (Cryptophagus scanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-scanicus

MLA

“Cryptophagus scanicus (Cryptophagus scanicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-scanicus.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptophagus_scanicus_2026,
  title = {Cryptophagus scanicus (Cryptophagus scanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-scanicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}