# Timberman (*Acanthocinus aedilis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/timberman  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The timberman (Acanthocinus aedilis) is a species in the family Cerambycidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 37 countries, including Albania, Austria and Belgium.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 1.2 cm – 2 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 37 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Cerambycidae
- genus: Acanthocinus
- species: *Acanthocinus aedilis* (Linné, 1758)

Synonyms: *Acanthocinus aedilis*, *Acanthocinus aedilis*, *Acanthocinus aedilis m*, *Acanthocinus aedilis obliteratus*, *Acanthocinus aedilis var. obliteratus*, *Acanthocinus montana*, *Acanthocinus oedilis*, *Acanthocinus validus*, *Acanthocinus validus*, *Acanthociuns aedilis dongbeinesis*, *Aedilis montana*, *Astinomus aedilis*, *Astynomus aedilis*, *Astynomus aedilis*, *Astyonomus aedilis*, *Cerambix aedilis*, *Cerambyx acernus*, *Cerambyx aedilis*, *Cerambyx aedilis*, *Cerambyx marmoratus*, *Ceramryx aedilis*, *Lamia aedilis*, *Lamia aedilis*, *Oedilis montana*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom

## Common questions

### How big is the timberman?

An adult timberman measures 1.2 cm – 2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the timberman live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the timberman for 37 countries, including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the timberman?

The timberman (Acanthocinus aedilis) belongs to the family Cerambycidae in the order Coleoptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

Cite as: Timberman (Acanthocinus aedilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/timberman