Scarabaeus sacer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the scarabaeus sacer lives – recorded in 3 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 640 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Scarabaeus sacer
Group	Beetles
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae

Where does the scarabaeus sacer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scarabaeus sacer in 3 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 scarabaeus sacer?

The scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeus sacer) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, genus Scarabaeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scarabaeus sacer

Scarabaeus sacer, common name sacred scarab, is the type species of the genus Scarabaeus and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native to southern Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and was venerated in ancient Egypt.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scarabaeus sacer (revision 1352286566), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1750802 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).