Black spotted ground beetle vs Light-legged riverbank ground beetle

Bembidion guttula compared with Bembidion femoratum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black spotted ground beetle	Light-legged riverbank ground beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Coleoptera (besouro)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family same	Carabidae	Carabidae
Genus same	Bembidion	Bembidion
Species	Bembidion guttula	Bembidion femoratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black spotted ground beetle and Light-legged riverbank ground beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bembidion.

Conservation Status

Black spotted ground beetle

LC — Least Concern

Light-legged riverbank ground beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black spotted ground beetle	Light-legged riverbank ground beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black spotted ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Light-legged riverbank ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black spotted ground beetle

The Black spotted ground beetle (Bembidion guttula) is a species in the genus Bembidion. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States