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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta americana
Species recognized by United States Species List
Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus 1758)
Periplaneta americana Linnaeus
Periplaneta stolida F. Walker 1868
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Blatta americana
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus 1758)

Alternative Names

Blatta americana Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta aurelianensis Fourcroy 1785
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta domicola Risso 1826
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta ferrugineofusca Gronovius 1764
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta heros Eschscholtz 1822
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta kakkerlac De Geer 1773
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta siccifolia Stoll 1813
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Periplaneta americana colorata Rehn & J. A. G. 1901
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Periplaneta stolida Walker & F. 1868
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Cockroach Species File in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Blatta americana
Synonym according to NCBI
Blatta americana Linnaeus 1758
Blatta americana Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta aurelianensis Fourcroy 1785
Blatta aurelianensis Fourcroy 1785
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta domicola Risso 1826
Blatta domicola Risso 1826
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta ferrugineofusca Gronovius 1764
Blatta ferrugineofusca Gronovius 1764
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta heros Eschscholtz 1822
Blatta heros Eschscholtz 1822
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta kakkerlac De Geer 1773
Blatta kakkerlac De Geer 1773
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta orientalis Sulzer 1776
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Blatta siccifolia Stoll 1813
Blatta siccifolia Stoll 1813
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Periplaneta americana colorata Rehn & J. A. G. 1901
Periplaneta colorata Rehn 1901
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Periplaneta stolida Walker & F. 1868
Periplaneta stolida Walker 1868
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

American cockroach
american cockroach, ship cockroach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
American Cockroach preferred
B-52 Cockroach
Common Cockroach
Ship Cockroach

Arabic

صرصور أمريكي preferred

Asturian

cucaracha americana preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Amerikan tarakanı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Американска хлебарка preferred

Chinese

美洲家蠊 preferred
美洲蟑螂
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Američki žohar preferred

Czech

šváb americký preferred

Danish

Amerikansk kakerlak preferred

Dutch; Flemish

Grote kakkerlak preferred
grote kakkerlak
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

ameerika prussakas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

amerikantorakka preferred

French

Blatte américaine preferred

Galician

Cascuda americana preferred

Georgian

ამერიკული ტარაკანი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Amerikanische Großschabe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Amerikanische Schabe preferred

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αμερικανική κατσαρίδα preferred

Hebrew

תיקן אמריקני preferred

Hungarian

amerikai csótány preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kecoak Amerika preferred

Italian

Blatta americana preferred

Japanese

ワモンゴキブリ preferred

Korean

이질바퀴 preferred

Norwegian

amerikansk kakerlakk preferred

Persian

سوسک آمریکایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Przybyszka amerykańska preferred
Karaczan amerykański preferred
Karaluch amerykański

Portuguese

barata-americana preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Barata-Americana preferred

Russian

Таракан американский preferred

Spanish; Castilian

Ameriški ščurek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Cucaracha americana preferred
Cucaracha roja africana

Swedish

Amerikansk kackerlacka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Amerikan hamam böceği preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

'Elelū preferred

Vietnamese

Gián Mỹ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

صرصور امريكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vec

American cockroach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

美洲大蠊 preferred
美洲周游蠊 preferred

Zh Tw

美洲家蠊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Polyneoptera
Dictyoptera
Blattodea
Blattoidea
Blattidae
Periplaneta

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea Latreille 1810
Blattoidea Latreille 1810
Blattoidae Latreille 1810
Blattidae Latreille 1810
Blattinae Latreille 1810
Periplaneta Burmeister 1838

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blattidae
Periplaneta Burmeister 1838

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa