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Hercules Beetle

Insects

The Hercules beetle is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the tropical forests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Adult males have long horns extending from the thorax and head. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Scientific Name
Dynastes hercules 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Coleoptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web: Dynastes hercules

In Ecosystem

Amazon Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source Animal Diversity Web: Dynastes hercules
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Venezuela

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web: Dynastes hercules
  • Species name (page title)
    Dynastes hercules
  • Physical Description
    The most obvious and striking features of the adult male are the long horns that arise from the thorax (thoracic) and head (cephalic).
  • Primary Diet, Dynastes hercules
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
    rainforest rainforest
  • In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, Geographic Range
    This includes all of Central America, the Pacific coast and Amazonia of Colombia, western Venezuela, the islands of Guadeloupe and Dominica, eastern Ecuador, central Peru, western Brazil, and west/central Bolivia.
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2. Hercules Beetle (Wikipedia)
  • native to the tropical forests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 283463
    The beetles can be kept as pets.
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3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Dynastes hercules
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1074504, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 1074504, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Hercules Beetle
Wikidata Q503799, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ColeopteraView the Source
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