cicindèle champêtre vs Gazelle de Waller

Cicindela campestris compared with Litocranius walleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cicindèle champêtre	Gazelle de Waller
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Carabidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cicindela	Litocranius
Species	Cicindela campestris	Litocranius walleri

Evolutionary Relationship

cicindèle champêtre and Gazelle de Waller share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

cicindèle champêtre

NT — Near Threatened

Gazelle de Waller

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cicindèle champêtre	Gazelle de Waller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cicindèle champêtre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Gazelle de Waller

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cicindèle champêtre

<em>Cicindela campestris</em>, the common green tiger beetle, is a predatory beetle in the family Cicindelidae, recorded from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, reflecting population declines linked to habitat loss, particularly the loss of open sandy heathlands, coastal dunes, and dry grasslands across its European range. This beetle is one of the fastest-running terrestrial insects and is an active, visual predator that pursues invertebrate prey with speed and agility. It is characterized by vivid metallic green elytra spotted with cream or white, providing camouflage against sandy substrates. Adults are typically 12–15 millimeters long and are found on bare, sun-exposed sandy ground. Larvae are ambush predators living in vertical burrows in sandy soil, capturing passing insects. The species requires warm, sparsely vegetated sandy habitats that are increasingly rare due to land-use change, scrub encroachment, and development. Conservation of heathland and dune habitats is critical for maintaining viable populations of this Near Threatened species.