What Animal Lives Where

Where has the KZN Stag Beetle been recorded?

Prosopocoilus natalensis occurrence evidence comes from 114 records in 3 countries and territories, from 2021 to 2023. Most records come from Tanzania.

InsectaColeopteraLucanidaeProsopocoilus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

114 records across 3 countries and territories, 2021–2023.

Prosopocoilus natalensis · GBIF taxon key 7973506

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

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: January. 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.

Where KZN Stag Beetle has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for KZN Stag Beetle. 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
Tanzania 112
Senegal 1
South Africa 1

Related animals

Others in the family Lucanidae.

Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle
31,765 records
Record pattern: repeated
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.