What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Prosopocoilus antilopus been recorded?

Prosopocoilus antilopus occurrence evidence comes from 192 records in 3 countries and territories, from 2009 to 2022. Most records come from São Tomé & Príncipe.

InsectaColeopteraLucanidaeProsopocoilus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

192 records across 3 countries and territories, 2009–2022.

Prosopocoilus antilopus · GBIF taxon key 8048766

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

20092022

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Prosopocoilus antilopus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Prosopocoilus antilopus. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
São Tomé & Príncipe 181
Côte d'Ivoire 10
Sierra Leone 1

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Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.