Towards Red Listing understudied tropical insects: A case study of the dung beetles of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

NRL Publication ID

MYTEE2026_Sabah_v1

Published

2026

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Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab Dung Beetle Red List Project

Location and scope

Locality (as published)

Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Scope of the publication

Subnational

Countries included within the publication

Malaysia

Country ISO code(s)

MY-12

Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?

Not assigned

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic groups included

Insects

Full taxonomic coverage?

Further details

Assessments extracted and within NRLD?

Yes

Data Stewardship Groups responsible

Academic - Universities|Other - IUCN SSC Specialist Group

Publication format

Published

Reference and Website

Ong, X. R., Yim, M. W. H., Chiew, L. Y., Chung, A. Y., Numa, C., & Slade, E. M. (2026). Towards red listing understudied tropical insects: A case study of the dung beetles of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Insect Conservation and Diversity.

https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/icad.70045

Language

English

Assessments within the NRLD

Published after year

Country

Criteria system

Kingdom

Taxonomic Group

Scope

Endemic to region

Species or Taxon	Taxonomic Group	Year Assessed	Countries	Criteria system	Status	More info
Parascatonomus brendelli (Ochi, Kon & Barclay, 2008)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Onthophagus vethi Krikken, 1977	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Onthophagus quasijohkii Ochi & Kon, 2005	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Onthophagus kawaharai Ochi & Kon, 2007	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Onthophagus johkii Ochi & Kon, 1994	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Onthophagus diabolicus Harold, 1877	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Ochicanthon dytiscoides (Boucomont, 1914)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Vulnerable VU	More info
Parascatonomus semiaureus (Lansberge, 1883)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Parascatonomus penicillatus (Harold, 1879)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Parascatonomus aurifex (Harold, 1877)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Parascatonomus dux (Sharp, 1875)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info
Parascatonomus sarawacus (Harold, 1877)	Insects	2026	Malaysia	IUCN	Near Threatened NT	More info