Black Clock vs Upland Blackclock

Pterostichus madidus compared with Pterostichus adstrictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Clock	Upland Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Carabidae	Carabidae
Genus same	Pterostichus	Pterostichus
Species	Pterostichus madidus	Pterostichus adstrictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Clock and Upland Blackclock share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pterostichus.

Conservation Status

Black Clock

LC — Least Concern

Upland Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Clock	Upland Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Clock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Upland Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black Clock

The Black Clock (Pterostichus madidus) is a species in the genus Pterostichus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden