Hydroporus palustris: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hydroporus palustris lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydroporus palustris
Group	Beetles
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Dytiscidae

Where does the hydroporus palustris live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hydroporus palustris in 14 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 hydroporus palustris?

The hydroporus palustris (Hydroporus palustris) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Dytiscidae, genus Hydroporus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hydroporus palustris

Hydroporus palustris is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe) and the Near East. In Europe, it is found in Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, mainland France, Germany, mainland Greece, Hungary, mainland Italy, Ireland, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hydroporus palustris (revision 1363265895), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1980583 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).