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 - DUNG AND RELATED   (SCARABAEIDAE - SCARABAEINAE)
Subfamily   COPRIS AND OTHER DUNG BEETLES   (COPRINAE IN THE SCARABS)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CATHARSIUS MOLOSSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS ARMATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS FRICATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS HISPANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS INEMARGINATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS KLUGI
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS LAEVICEPS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS LAIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS LUNARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS MINUTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPRIS TULLIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS ANTENOR
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS COLOSSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS DOMINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS ERYCOIDES
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS GIGAS
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS JAPETUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOCOPRIS TYRANNUS