Common harp ground beetle vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Amara communis compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

Common harp ground beetle is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common harp ground beetle	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Carabidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amara	Botrychium
Species	Amara communis	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Common harp ground beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common harp ground beetle	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common harp ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common harp ground beetle

The common harp ground beetle, <em>Amara communis</em>, is an insect belonging to the order Coleoptera, family Carabidae, the ground beetles. This species is distributed across Europe and North America, indicating a wide Holarctic range. Ground beetles of the genus Amara are typically found in a variety of terrestrial habitats including grasslands, agricultural fields, woodland margins, and disturbed areas. Members of this genus are generally omnivorous or seed-feeding, and some are known to consume weed seeds, giving them potential ecological significance in agroecosystems. <em>Amara communis</em> is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, reflecting stable populations across its range. No dietary information has been provided specifically for this species in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.