Abundance: 0.00 to 12.44% (median 0.63%)
Latitudinal range: -33.9° to 18.4°Habitats: temperate savanna (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (6), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (9)
Found in 17 samples
Bolivia: Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado (1997 forest samples)
Brazil: Viçosa (cow dung), Viçosa (horse dung), Campos Novos (feces baited), Fazenda Canchim, Morro do Elefante
Colombia: Reserva Natural La Planada (primary forest site 1), Reserva Natural La Planada (secondary forest site 1)
Mexico: Los Tuxtlas (continuous forest), Los Tuxtlas (howlers present), Los Tuxtlas (howlers absent), Los Tuxtlas (mosaic habitat), Los Tuxtlas (forest fragments)
Panama: El Hato del Volcan (large traps)
Suriname: Kutari
Uruguay: Estación Experimental del Secretariado Uruguayo de la Lana (bovine dung), Estación Experimental del Secretariado Uruguayo de la Lana (ovine dung)
See also Sulcophanaeus chryseicollis, Sulcophanaeus faunus, Sulcophanaeus menelas, Sulcophanaeus rhadamanthus, Sulcophanaeus velutinus