Minotaur Beetle

Typhaeus typhoeus

About

The minotaur beetle is a dung beetle of sandy heathland, the male bearing three forward-pointing horns. It buries rabbit droppings in deep tunnels for its larvae.

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Quick Facts

Category: Insect
Latin name: Typhaeus typhoeus
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.