Sisyphus schaefferi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Sisyphus schaefferi is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It mostly occurs in the steppe and semi-desert biotopes of Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sisyphus schaefferi sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 390th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sisyphus schaefferi in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sisyphus schaefferi sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sisyphus schaefferi sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Sisyphus schaefferi that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Mediterranean Spotted Chafer (about 20%), Protaetia oblonga (about 20%) and European Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sisyphus schaefferi is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
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