Vietinghoff's Ground Beetle

Carabus vietinghoffii

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Vietinghoff's Ground Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Carabus vietinghoffii
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Carabidae
Distribution

Ecozones

Southern Arctic, Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
R198

Distribution

"S to Norman Wells, E to Bathurst Inlet"
Score: 
FG

Number of Occurrences

"S to Norman Wells, E to Bathurst Inlet"
Score: 
AD
References: 
R198
H236

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

Score: 
C

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Canada GS rankings (Secure), multiple and wide ranging occurrences Wide range suggests no risk of extripation/extinction in the foreseeable future; in NT acc. Bousquet, Y. Bouchard, P. Davies, AE, and Sikes, DS. 2013. Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. 2nd edition. Pensoft Series Faunistica No 109. 402pp
S Rank: 
S3S4
Decision Process Description: 
Ranked for NT in Feb 2010 as part of the Canada_wide ranks by Henri Goulet, Ph.D., Yves Bousquet, George Ball, Danny Shpeley, Chris Majka, Gregory Pohl, David Langor, and Reg Webster. Reference used LINDROTH, C. H. The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cicindelidae) of Canada and Alaska.; Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012-2014) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment) – no change
Last Updated: 
September 9, 2014

References

Ecozones

  • Goulet, H. (2010) Carabidae Canada GSRanks v10 (Excell file) in RE: Conference call February 16 at 1:00 pm and. E-mail list sent Tue 16/02/2010 10:50 from Hebert,Remi [NCR] [Remi.Hebert@ec.gc.ca]to S Carriere based on The Ground Beetles of Canada website http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/carabids/phps/a_e.php Printed copy in binder - R198 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Goulet, H. (2010) Carabidae Canada GSRanks v10 (Excell file) in RE: Conference call February 16 at 1:00 pm and. E-mail list sent Tue 16/02/2010 10:50 from Hebert,Remi [NCR] [Remi.Hebert@ec.gc.ca]to S Carriere based on The Ground Beetles of Canada website http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/carabids/phps/a_e.php Printed copy in binder - R198 Return
  • Cannings S and Goulet H (2010) Carabid beetle details (Excell file Carabid NWT Not5) in e-mail sent from Cannings S to S Carriere on Fri 19/02/2010 16:07. Notes on NWT Carabid ranked as other than Undetermined Printed in Bunider - H236 Return