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American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
Photo courtesy of the St. Louis Zoo
Status: Endangered, listed July 13, 1989
Habitat: Many types of habitat, with a slight preference for grasslands and open understory oak hickory forests. However, the beetles need carrion the size of a dove or a chipmunk to reproduce. Carrion availability may be the greatest factor determining where the species can survive.
Lead Region: 2
Region 3 Lead Office: Ohio Field Office
Range: Arkansas, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas Status Review for Two Midwestern Species includes American Burying BeetleMarch 16, 2016 The American burying beetle is included in a batch of 90-findings in response to petitions to list, delist and reclassify 29 species. The Service has received a petition to delist this beetle for which there is substantive information to warrant a thorough assessment. Reintroduction in Missouri
News Release (March 21, 2012) - Colorful Endangered Beetle to Return to Southwest Missouri
Federal Register Final Rule: Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of American Burying Beetle in Southwestern Missouri (March 22, 2012)
St. Louis Zoo's Center American Burying Beetle Conservation Natural History and Status Information:
Recovery Actions
Midwest Endangered Species Home
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Last updated:
July 19, 2016
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