Elephant beetle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Elephant beetle Megasoma elephas

Where the elephant beetle lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 135 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Megasoma elephas
Group	Beetles
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae

Where does the elephant beetle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the elephant beetle in 4 countries and territories across North America.

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 elephant beetle?

The elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, genus Megasoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the elephant beetle

The elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas) is a member of the family Scarabaeidae and the subfamily Dynastinae. Elephant beetles are Neotropical rhinoceros beetles.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Elephant beetle (revision 1361108488), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1188718 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).