Species
Onthophagus taurus (Bull-headed dung beetle)
Onthophagus taurus. Photo: (c) Mamaev V.I., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The taurus scarab (Onthophagus taurus) is a species of dung beetle in the genus Onthophagus and the family Scarabaeidae.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
- Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia (Scarabaeiform beetles)
- Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea (Scarabs, stag beetles and allies)
- Family: Scarabaeidae (Scarabs)
- Subfamily: Scarabaeinae (Dung beetles)
- Tribe: Onthophagini
- Genus: Onthophagus
- Subgenus: Onthophagus
- Species: Onthophagus taurus (Bull-headed dung beetle)
- Subgenus: Onthophagus
- Genus: Onthophagus
- Tribe: Onthophagini
- Subfamily: Scarabaeinae (Dung beetles)
- Family: Scarabaeidae (Scarabs)
- Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea (Scarabs, stag beetles and allies)
- Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia (Scarabaeiform beetles)
- Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
- Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Sightings
