Malagasy Rhinoceros Beetle vs Figueroa's Longhorn
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Malagasy Rhinoceros Beetle | Figueroa's Longhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Oryctes simiar | Taeniotes scalaris |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabaeidae | Cerambycidae |
| Size | 35-50 mm | 25-45 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Forests |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Madagascar | Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Brazil |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Malagasy Rhinoceros Beetle
A large, dark brown scarab beetle with a prominent upward-curving horn on the male's head. Females lack the horn and have a more rounded pronotum.
Did You Know?
Males use their horns to battle rivals by wedging the horn under an opponent and flipping them off branches.
Figueroa's Longhorn
A large Neotropical lamiin with ladder-like dark markings on pale brownish-grey elytra. Found in lowland tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil. Larvae bore into trunks of various tropical hardwoods.
Did You Know?
The ladder-like markings on its elytra are remarkably consistent across its enormous geographic range.