geel schorrenpriempje
Bembidion ephippium
Bembidion ephippium is a small, fast-moving water beetle in the Trechinae subfamily that can be found in such Belgian cities as Nieuwpoort and Ostend. It can also be found in Wimereux, France, and Orford Ness, Great Britain.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Bembidion
geel schorrenpriempje belongs to the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Bembidion ephippium is a small, fast-moving water beetle in the Trechinae subfamily that can be found in such Belgian cities as Nieuwpoort and Ostend. It can also be found in Wimereux, France, and Orford Ness, Great Britain.
Bembidion ephippium is critically endangered due to severe habitat loss and degradation of its specialized salt marsh environments. The species is restricted to a very limited range of coastal saline habitats that are increasingly threatened by sea level rise, coastal development, and changes in water management practices.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Bembidion ephippium is critically endangered due to severe habitat loss and degradation of its specialized salt marsh environments. The species is restricted to a very limited range of coastal saline habitats that are increasingly threatened by sea level rise, coastal development, and changes in water management practices.
Changes in water management and salinity levels
Coastal development and urbanization
Habitat loss and fragmentation of salt marshes
Sea level rise and coastal erosion
Climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems
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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). geel schorrenpriempje (Bembidion ephippium). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/geel-schorrenpriempje