Acrossus rufipes: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Acrossus rufipes lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acrossus rufipes
Group	Beetles
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae

Where does the Acrossus rufipes live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Acrossus rufipes in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Acrossus rufipes?

The Acrossus rufipes (Acrossus rufipes) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, genus Acrossus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Acrossus rufipes

Acrossus rufipes, the night-flying dung beetle, is a species of scarab beetle. It was first recorded by the zoologist Carl Linnaeus as Acrossus rufipes in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The species was more recently considered a member of the genus Aphodius, but is now again classified as Acrossus rufipes.

Acrossus rufipes is found in the Palearctic and North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Acrossus rufipes (revision 1379894559), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4779640 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).