| Scarabaeus sacer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Tribe: | Scarabaeini |
| Genus: | Scarabaeus |
| Subgenus: | S. (Scarabeus) |
| Species: | S. sacer
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarabaeus sacer | |
Scarabaeus sacer, common name sacred scarab,[1] is the type species of the genus Scarabaeus and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, and it was venerated in ancient Egypt.
- ^ "Sacred Scarab - Scarabaeus sacer". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2022-10-24.