Mellet's Downy-back vs Set-aside Downy-back

Ophonus melletii compared with Ophonus laticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mellet's Downy-back	Set-aside Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family same	Carabidae	Carabidae
Genus same	Ophonus	Ophonus
Species	Ophonus melletii	Ophonus laticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mellet's Downy-back and Set-aside Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ophonus.

Conservation Status

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Set-aside Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mellet's Downy-back	Set-aside Downy-back
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Set-aside Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden