Bull Headed Dung Beetle

Onthophagus taurus (Schreber 1759)

Onthophagus taurus (Bull Headed Dung Beetle) is a species of beetles in the family scarab beetles.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Central Asia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/7729893
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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desert
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000179
- Definition: A desert biome is a terrestrial biome which loses more liquid water by evapotranspiration than is supplied by precipitation and includes communities adapted to these conditions.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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farm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000078
- Definition: A tract of crop or grazing land, as well as the group of buildings with and often surrounding a farmhouse, including barns, sheds, and other outbuildings, used for agricultural production.
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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-2 m

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bull Headed Dung Beetle. View this species on GBIF