stuifzandglimmer
Amara quenseli
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
28
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Amara
stuifzandglimmer belongs to the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Amara quenseli faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urban development in its specialized sandy soil environments. Climate change and altered precipitation patterns further threaten the stability of its fragmented populations across northern European regions.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Sandy heathlands, coastal dunes, and open sandy areas with sparse vegetation, typically in northern European regions. The species requires specific soil conditions and microhabitats associated with sandy substrates and low-intensity land use.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Amara quenseli faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urban development in its specialized sandy soil environments. Climate change and altered precipitation patterns further threaten the stability of its fragmented populations across northern European regions.
Climate change and altered precipitation patterns
Habitat loss from agricultural intensification
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Changes in soil composition and quality
Habitat fragmentation
Found in 28 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). stuifzandglimmer (Amara quenseli). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/stuifzandglimmer