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   BEETLES - SCARAB PHAENEUS MOST NEOTROPICAL   (PHANAEIDES)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: COPROPHANAEUS CERBERUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COPROPHANAEUS JASIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: GROMPHAS AERUGINOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGAPHANEUS BONARIENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGAPHANEUS ENSIFER
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGAPHANEUS LANCIFER
Common name:
Scientific name: METALLOPHANAE SAPPHIRINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: OXYSTERNON CONSPICILATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: OXYSTERNON FESTIVUM
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS AMITHAON
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS BATESI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS CHALCOMELAS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS DAMON
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS DAPHNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS DARDANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS DIFFORMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS ENDYMION
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS FAUNUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS FLORIGER
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS FURIOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS GUATEMALENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS HAROLDI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS IGNEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS IMPERATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS KIRBYI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS LUNARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS MELEAGRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS MEXICANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS MILON
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS PALAENO
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS PLUTO
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS PILATEI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS QUADRIDENS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS SPITZI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS SPLENDIDULUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS TELAMON
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS TRIANGULARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS TRIDENS
Common name:
Scientific name: PHANAEUS VINDEX
Common name:
Scientific name: SULCOPHANAEUS CHRYSEICOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: TAUROCOPRIS MIMAS