Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Coleoptera [orde]
Polyphaga [onderorde]
Scarabaeiformia [infraorde]
Scarabaeoidea [onderklasse]
Scarabaeidae [familie]
Onthophagus [genus]
Onthophagus verticicornis [species]