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title: "Japanse neushoornkever"
description: "Trypoxylus dichotomus — Insecten en spinnen. The Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus), also known as the Japanese rhino beetle, the Japanese horned beetle, or by its Japanese name kabutomushi (兜虫, 甲虫 or カブトムシ), is a species of rhinoceros beetle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/japanese-rhinoceros-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Japanse neushoornkever

> Trypoxylus dichotomus — Insecten en spinnen. The Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus), also known as the Japanese rhino beetle, the Japanese horned beetle, or by its Japanese name kabutomushi (兜虫, 甲虫 or カブトムシ), is a species of rhinoceros beetle.

- Scientific name: *Trypoxylus dichotomus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 9009
- Wikidata: [Q1334311](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334311)
- iNaturalist taxon: [324733](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/324733)

## Names

- en: Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle
- de: Japanischer Nashornkäfer
- es: Escarabajo rinoceronte japonés
- fr: Scarabée-rhinocéros japonais
- nl: Japanse neushoornkever
- pt: Allomyrina dichotoma
- pl: Japoński rohatyniec dwurożny

## Countries with the most observations

TW (4505), JP (1665), CN (1417), KR (835), IN (9), VN (5), TH (4), BT (3), LA (3), RU (3)

## Summary

The Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus), also known as the Japanese rhino beetle, the Japanese horned beetle, or by its Japanese name kabutomushi (兜虫, 甲虫 or カブトムシ), is a species of rhinoceros beetle. They are commonly found in continental Asia in countries such as China, the Korean peninsula, Japan, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, and Taiwan. In these areas, this species of beetle is often found in broad-leaved forests with tropical or sub-tropical climates. This beetle is well known for the prominent cephalic horn found on males. Male Japanese rhinoceros beetles will use this horn to fight other males for…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rhinoceros_beetle

## Photo

![Japanse neushoornkever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-rhinoceros-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: 烏衣行 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221101815

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-rhinoceros-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).