Oxbow Diving Beetle
Hydroporus rufifrons
Photo: Photo: Edmund Reitter via Wikimedia Commons Public domain
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Oxbow Diving Beetle faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized aquatic environments. Pollution from agricultural runoff and urban development, combined with climate change impacts on water levels and quality, have drastically reduced suitable habitat availability. The species' restricted range and specific habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to these ongoing pressures.
Habitat
Inhabits shallow, slow-moving or stagnant freshwater bodies including oxbow lakes, ponds, marshes, and vegetated margins of streams and rivers. Prefers areas with abundant aquatic vegetation and organic debris where it can hunt for small invertebrate prey.
Other threatened species in Dytiscidae
Threatened in Åland Islands
Frequently asked questions
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