Oxysternon lautum
Body length:
16 to 27, mean 22.5 mm
Distribution:
Amazon basin south of Amazon River including Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
Habitat:
In Peru, fairly common but local in floodplain forest and river-edge forest; less abundant in Mauritia palm swamp. In Bolivia, reported also from low Chaco palm forest, gallery forest, cerrado and savanna (Hamel et al 2009)
Trophic strategy:
Dung, less often to carrion