Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BEETLES   (COLEOPTERA)
Family   BEETLES - SCARABS - HORNED   (SCARABAEIDAE - DYNASTINAE)
Subfamily   BEETLES - SCARAB RHINO - NEW WORLD   (DYNASTINI - NEW WORLD)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: AGAOCEPHALA CORNIGERA
Common name:
Scientific name: AGAOCEPHALA MANNHEIMSI
Common name:
Scientific name: AGAOCEPHALA MARGARIDAE
Common name:
Scientific name: AEGOPSIS CURVICORNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTODON GORYI
Common name:
Scientific name: BRACHYSIDERUS MINICOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: BRACHYSIDERUS PARANENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: BRACHYSIDERUS QUADRIMACULATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DYNASTES GRANTI
Common name:
Scientific name: DYNASTES HERCULES
Common name:
Scientific name: DYNASTES HYLLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DYNASTES NEPTUNUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DYNASTES TITYUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MITRACEPHALA HUMBOLDTI
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA AEGEON
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA CLAVIGERA
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA COSTARICENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA EACUS
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA GLOBICULARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA IMBELLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA IMPERIALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA OBLIQUICORNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA PELAGON
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA PIZARRO
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA PORTERI
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA PUSILLA
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA TERSANDER
Common name:
Scientific name: GOLOFA UNICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: LYCOMEDES HIRTIPES
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA ACTEON
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA ANUBIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA CEDROSA
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA ELAPHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA GYAS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA JANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA MARS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA MEXICANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA PACHECOI
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA PUNCTULATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA SLEEPERI
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA THERSITES
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGASOMA VOGTI
Common name:
Scientific name: MITRACEPHALA HUMBOLDTI
Common name:
Scientific name: SPODISTES BATESI
Common name:
Scientific name: SPODISTES MNISZECHI