Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Arthropoda (14974)
Class Insecta (13230)
Order Coleoptera (4657)
Family Scarabaeidae (184)
Genus Onthophagus (21)
Species Onthophagus taurus
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Onthophagus taurus ✓
Species in validated by: Japarashvili S.
Taurus scarab
Scientific Name ID: 2096
Name According To: http://biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Scarabaeidae
Species: taurus
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Schreber, 1759
Vernacular Name: Taurus scarab
Page Authors: Giorgi Chaladze ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Djambazishvili, J. S., 2000. The catalogue of Scarabaeidae beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Troginae, Geotrupinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, Aphodiinae) of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology, Georgian Acad. Sci. Vol. XX: 180-184
Name According To: http://biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Scarabaeidae
Species: taurus
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Schreber, 1759
Vernacular Name: Taurus scarab
Page Authors: Giorgi Chaladze ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Djambazishvili, J. S., 2000. The catalogue of Scarabaeidae beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Troginae, Geotrupinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, Aphodiinae) of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology, Georgian Acad. Sci. Vol. XX: 180-184
Information from GBIF about Onthophagus taurus
GBIF scientific name: Onthophagus taurus (Schreber, 1759)
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: LC
IUCN Red List Status: NE
Protection status: Not defined
Trend: Unknown
EOO: >20,000
AOO: > 2,000
Comment: Well distributed in Georgia
English Name: Taurus scarab
Taxonomy according to: http://biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Scarabaeidae
References: Dzhambazishvili I. 1979.
Evaluated By: Japarashvili S.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
