Periplaneta americana: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: Periplaneta
Species: Periplaneta americana
Scientific Name: Periplaneta americana

Summary description from Wikipedia:

American cockroach

The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is the largest species of cockroach routinely found in homes, and often considered a pest. In certain regions of the U.S. it is colloquially known as the waterbug, though it is not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary. It is often misidentified as a palmetto bug.

Despite their name, American cockroaches are native to Africa and the Middle East. They are believed to have been introduced to the Americas only from the 17th century onward as a result of human commercial patterns, including the Atlantic slave trade.

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Periplaneta americana in languages:

Arabic: صرصور أمريكي
Bokmål: amerikansk kakerlakk
Bulgarian: Американска хлебарка
Chinese: 美洲家蠊
Croatian: Američki žohar
Czech: šváb americký
Danish: Amerikansk kakerlak
Dutch: Grote kakkerlak
English: American Cockroach
English: Ship Cockroach
English: Common Cockroach
English: B-52 Cockroach
Finnish: amerikantorakka
French: Blatte américaine
German: Amerikanische Schabe
Hebrew: תיקן אמריקני
Indonesian: Kecoak Amerika
Italian: Blatta americana
Japanese: ワモンゴキブリ
Korean: 이질바퀴
Modern Greek: Αμερικανική κατσαρίδα
Polish: Przybyszka amerykańska
Polish: Karaczan amerykański
Polish: Karaluch amerykański
Portuguese: Barata-Americana
Russian: Таракан американский
Swedish: amerikansk kackerlacka
Thai: แมลงสาบอเมริกัน
Turkish: Amerikan Hamam Böceği
Ukrainian: Тарган американський

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Parent Taxon

Periplaneta

Periplaneta americana: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

American cockroach

Periplaneta americana in languages:

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Periplaneta americana: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

American cockroach

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