Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sisyphus schaefferi is a dung beetle from the Scarabaeidae family that occurs mainly in European steppe and semi-desert habitats.

Family
Genus
Sisyphus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sisyphus schaefferi was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758. This species is a type of dung beetle that belongs to the family Scarabaeidae. It is mainly found in steppe and semi-desert biotopes across Europe.

Photo: (c) Manuel Raab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Manuel Raab · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Sisyphus

More from Scarabaeidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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