🪳American cockroach
The American cockroach 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, nor a Hemipteran. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary. It is often misidentified as a palmetto bug.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Periplaneta americana yet.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderBlattodea
- ›familyBlattidae
- ›genusPeriplaneta
- ›speciesPeriplaneta americana
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- genusDictyoptera
- orderBlattodea
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- genusDictyoptera
- orderBlattodea
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