Blauwzwarte snelloper
Agonum scitulum
Agonum scitulum is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It is found in European countries like Belarus, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, and Switzerland.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Agonum
Blauwzwarte snelloper belongs to the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Agonum scitulum is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It is found in European countries like Belarus, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, and Switzerland.
Agonum scitulum, the Blauwzwarte snelloper, is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. The species requires specific moisture conditions and vegetation structure that are increasingly rare due to drainage, agricultural intensification, and urban development in its limited range.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Agonum scitulum, the Blauwzwarte snelloper, is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. The species requires specific moisture conditions and vegetation structure that are increasingly rare due to drainage, agricultural intensification, and urban development in its limited range.
Agricultural intensification
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
Wetland drainage and water management changes
Climate change affecting moisture regimes
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Blauwzwarte snelloper (Agonum scitulum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/blauwzwarte-snelloper