European rhinoceros beetle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European rhinoceros beetle lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oryctes nasicornis
Group	Beetles
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae

Where does the European rhinoceros beetle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European rhinoceros beetle in 21 countries and territories across Europe. In Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 European rhinoceros beetle?

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, genus Oryctes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European rhinoceros beetle

The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European rhinoceros beetle (revision 1376123029), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q729353 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).