| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Curculionoidea |
| Family: Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: Scolytinae |
| Tribe: Scolytini: Scolytina |
| Genus: Scolytus |
| Subject: Scolytus ratzeburgi Janson, 1856 |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Hamamelidae |
| Order: Fagales |
| Family: Betulaceae |
| Genus: Betula |
| Subject: Betula spp. L. |