Catharsius gorilla
| Catharsius gorilla | |
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| Catharsius gorilla from Guinea. Male and female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Genus: | Catharsius |
| Species: | C. gorilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858 | |
Catharsius gorilla is a species of African dung beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family. This species is widespread in the tropical African regions (Senegal, Guinea, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania).
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