mindre kungsljusvivel
Cionus nigritarsis
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
16
Countries
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Cionus
mindre kungsljusvivel belongs to the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mindre kungsljusvivel faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urbanization, which destroys the specific plant communities it depends on for breeding and feeding. The species' highly specialized relationship with its host plants makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and habitat fragmentation.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Specializes in areas where its host plants in the Scrophulariaceae family grow, typically found in semi-natural grasslands, meadows, field margins, and disturbed ground with abundant mullein and related species. The species requires specific microhabitat conditions where host plants can establish and maintain viable populations.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Mindre kungsljusvivel faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urbanization, which destroys the specific plant communities it depends on for breeding and feeding. The species' highly specialized relationship with its host plants makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and habitat fragmentation.
Habitat loss from agricultural intensification
Host plant population decline
Urbanization and development pressure
Climate change affecting host plant distribution
Habitat fragmentation
Found in 16 Countries
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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). mindre kungsljusvivel (Cionus nigritarsis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/mindre-kungsljusvivel