Spring Dumbledor
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Spring Dumbledor

Trypocopris vernalis

Unknown

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypocopris_vernalis

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

The Spring Dumbledor faces severe population decline primarily due to intensive agricultural practices that eliminate the dung-rich pastures essential for its reproduction and larval development. Modern livestock management, including widespread use of antiparasitic drugs that render dung toxic to beetle larvae, has dramatically reduced suitable breeding habitat across its European range. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering seasonal timing of dung availability and shifting temperature patterns that affect the species' spring emergence cycles.

Threat summary

Habitat

Spring Dumbledor inhabits traditional pastures, meadows, and grasslands where livestock graze, requiring fresh dung for breeding and larval development. The species shows strong preference for extensively managed grasslands with diverse dung sources, particularly favoring areas with seasonal grazing patterns that provide optimal conditions during its spring reproductive period.

Threatened in Åland Islands

Calidris ferrugineaVU

Calidris ferruginea

Declining
Scarce BlackneckCR

Scarce Blackneck

Lygephila craccae

Unknown
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knopphodeedderkopp

Walckenaeria nodosa

Unknown
EN

Dolichopus notatus

Unknown

Frequently asked questions

Why is Spring Dumbledor classified as Endangered?
Spring Dumbledor is classified as Endangered — facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild — because population numbers are declining steeply and key habitats are under sustained pressure. The Spring Dumbledor faces severe population decline primarily due to intensive agricultural practices that eliminate the dung-rich pastures essential for its reproduction and larval development. Modern livestock management, including widespread use of antiparasitic drugs that render dung toxic to beetle larvae, has dramatically reduced suitable breeding habitat across its European range. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering seasonal timing of dung availability and shifting temperature patterns that affect the species' spring emergence cycles.
Where does Spring Dumbledor live?
Spring Dumbledor occurs in Åland Islands, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, and Bosnia & Herzegovina (plus 37 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Spring Dumbledor?
The main threats to Spring Dumbledor are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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