| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia |
| Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: Dynastinae |
| Tribe: Cyclocephalini |
| Genus: Ancognatha |
| Subject: Ancognatha scarabaeoides (Erichson, 1847) |