Rove Beetle
Aleochara fumata Gravenhorst, 1802
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Aleochara |
| Species | Aleochara fumata Gravenhorst, 1802 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Marshall, Morgan
- Tennessee
- Montgomery
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Yukon
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J. & Lewis, S.L. 2007. A biological reconnaissance of selected caves in the Highland Rim area of central Tennessee. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 42 pp.
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
How to cite this account
Aleochara fumata Gravenhorst, 1802. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1475. https://cavebiology.org/species/aleochara-fumata/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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