Oryctes rhinoceros: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the oryctes rhinoceros lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oryctes rhinoceros
Group	Beetles
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Asia, North America, Oceania
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae

Where does the oryctes rhinoceros live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the oryctes rhinoceros in 18 countries and territories across Asia, North America and Oceania. In Fiji, Japan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Vietnam, Samoa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Solomon Islands
India
Australia
United States
Thailand
Chinese Taipei
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Guam
Palau (introduced)
Sri Lanka (introduced)
Japan (introduced)
Samoa (introduced)
Vietnam (introduced)
Fiji (introduced)
Papua New Guinea (introduced)
Timor-Leste

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 oryctes rhinoceros?

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

About the oryctes rhinoceros

Oryctes rhinoceros, also known as coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, is a large species of beetle (typically 4–5 cm long), belonging to the rhinoceros beetles subfamily Dynastinae. Oryctes rhinoceros attacks coconut palms and other palms such as the economically important oil palm. It can cause serious damage to the developing fronds (leaves) up to death of the palm. The beetle breeds in decaying palm trunks or other organic matter like sawdust or compost heaps.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oryctes rhinoceros (revision 1374099208), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1188841 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).