Blue Ground Beetle vs carabus auronitens

Carabus intricatus compared with Carabus auronitens

Key Differences

• Blue Ground Beetle is Extinct while carabus auronitens is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ground Beetle	carabus auronitens
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Carabidae	Carabidae
Genus same	Carabus	Carabus
Species	Carabus intricatus	Carabus auronitens

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Ground Beetle and carabus auronitens share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carabus.

Conservation Status

Blue Ground Beetle

EX — Extinct

carabus auronitens

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ground Beetle	carabus auronitens
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

carabus auronitens

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blue Ground Beetle

The Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

carabus auronitens

The Carabus Auronitens (Carabus auronitens) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden