Andean Cloud Forest Ground Beetle vs Daffodil Aphodius
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Andean Cloud Forest Ground Beetle | Daffodil Aphodius |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Notiobia nebrioides | Aphodius fossor |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae | Scarabaeidae |
| Size | 10-14 mm | 9-13 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Heathland |
| Diet | Predators | Dung Feeders |
| Regions | Andes mountains (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) | Europe, Northern Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Andean Cloud Forest Ground Beetle
A medium-sized dark brown ground beetle found in the cloud forests of the Andes mountains. It is typical of the rich but poorly studied carabid fauna of Neotropical montane forests.
Did You Know?
Andean cloud forests harbor enormous but largely unstudied diversity of ground beetles, with new species still being described every year from remote mountain valleys.
Daffodil Aphodius
A large, entirely shiny black dweller dung beetle with a convex, robust body. Despite being classified as a dweller, it also makes shallow burrows beneath dung. One of the earliest spring-active dung beetles in Europe.
Did You Know?
It is one of the first dung beetles to appear in spring, sometimes emerging while snow is still on the ground.