Wood Tiger Beetle
CR

Wood Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sylvatica

Unknown

Photo: Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Overview

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

The Wood Tiger Beetle faces severe population declines due to habitat loss and fragmentation of its specialized sandy woodland environments. Climate change and human development pressures have significantly reduced the availability of suitable open sandy areas within forest ecosystems that this species requires for survival.

Threat summary

Habitat

Sandy woodland clearings, forest edges, and open areas within coniferous and mixed forests, particularly favoring well-drained sandy soils with sparse vegetation. The species requires a mosaic of bare sandy patches interspersed with low vegetation for hunting and larval development.

TERRESTRIAL· major

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Wood Tiger Beetle classified as Critically Endangered?
Wood Tiger Beetle is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. The Wood Tiger Beetle faces severe population declines due to habitat loss and fragmentation of its specialized sandy woodland environments. Climate change and human development pressures have significantly reduced the availability of suitable open sandy areas within forest ecosystems that this species requires for survival.
Where does Wood Tiger Beetle live?
Wood Tiger Beetle occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Wood Tiger Beetle?
The main threats to Wood Tiger Beetle 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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