Cychrus caraboides: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cychrus caraboides lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cychrus caraboides
Group	Beetles
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae

Where does the cychrus caraboides live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cychrus caraboides in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the cychrus caraboides?

The cychrus caraboides (Cychrus caraboides) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Carabidae, genus Cychrus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cychrus caraboides

Cychrus caraboides is a species of ground beetle.

It is found in Belarus, Benelux, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Romania, Russia, mainland Spain, Ukraine, Scandinavia, the Balkans, and everywhere in Central Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cychrus caraboides (revision 1306378944), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1302515 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).