Where does the Stag Beetle live?
Lucanus cervus has 272,187 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1790 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 272,187 records
- 49 places
- 168 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraLucanidaeLucanus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 104,816 | |
| France | 49,008 | |
| Sweden | 22,504 | |
| Germany | 20,217 | |
| Netherlands | 15,138 | |
| Switzerland | 12,374 | |
| Italy | 7,574 | |
| Ukraine | 6,312 | |
| Spain | 5,535 | |
| Austria | 5,512 | |
| Croatia | 4,574 | |
| Hungary | 2,948 | |
| Portugal | 2,690 | |
| Russia | 1,908 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,896 | |
| Czechia | 1,863 | |
| Belgium | 1,830 | |
| Slovenia | 1,315 | |
| Romania | 1,052 | |
| Serbia | 854 | |
| Liechtenstein | 631 | |
| Slovakia | 610 | |
| Poland | 256 | |
| Greece | 164 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 82 | |
| Montenegro | 72 | |
| Türkiye | 65 | |
| Moldova | 64 | |
| Denmark | 59 | |
| Belarus | 50 | |
| Albania | 44 | |
| North Macedonia | 27 | |
| Kosovo | 26 | |
| Luxembourg | 12 | |
| Andorra | 4 | |
| Israel | 4 | |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | |
| Lebanon | 4 | |
| Georgia | 3 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 49 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.