Aphodius fimetarius
(Linnaeus, 1758) · speciesAt a glance
Sources10 archives
Databases and archives Aphodius fimetarius's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility42 982 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI53 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics77 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Aphodius fimetarius is a species of scarab beetle native to Europe.Fauna EuropaeaNorman H. Joy, , 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
No structured trait data for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aphodius fimetarius has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Aphodius fimetarius carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 205×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database +1
diploid1×GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type42 982 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions31 of 83 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| UMUlocation not on record | 2 865 |
| Denver, US | 567 |
| Tartu, EE | 213 |
| Trondheim, NO | 198 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 173 |
| OSUClocation not on record | 157 |
| University of Alabamalocation not on record | 136 |
| Olocation not on record | 119 |
| University Park, US | 115 |
| Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record | 112 |
| CUlocation not on record | 105 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 97 |
| NHMOlocation not on record | 80 |
| Chicago, US | 78 |
| Universidad Católica de Manizaleslocation not on record | 75 |
| Royal Saskatchewan Museumlocation not on record | 74 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 71 |
| College Station, US | 69 |
| Philadelphia, US | 52 |
| Tilburg, NL | 45 |
| NMOKlocation not on record | 43 |
| DPIlocation not on record | 38 |
| NTNU-VMlocation not on record | 37 |
| Lexington, US | 36 |
| Lubbock, US | 33 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 32 |
| Salzburg, AT | 32 |
| Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 31 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 28 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 28 |
| Tromsø, NO | 28 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 27 |
| Auckland, NZ | 21 |
| Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallerylocation not on record | 20 |
| Geneva, CH | 18 |
| NCMGlocation not on record | 17 |
| Helsinki, FI | 15 |
| WULS-DFPElocation not on record | 15 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 13 |
| IFR-DNFlocation not on record | 13 |
| LSMlocation not on record | 12 |
| UGRlocation not on record | 11 |
| Museums Victorialocation not on record | 11 |
| WIlocation not on record | 10 |
| ZSMlocation not on record | 10 |
| Ugentlocation not on record | 9 |
| Awka, NG | 8 |
| US | 8 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 8 |
| Espace pour la vielocation not on record | 7 |
| Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 7 |
| NMBU:MINAlocation not on record | 7 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record | 7 |
| Chicago, US | 6 |
| UDlocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Central Floridalocation not on record | 4 |
| CIBIOlocation not on record | 4 |
| Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koeniglocation not on record | 4 |
| US | 4 |
| QVMAGlocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Alberta Museums (UAM)location not on record | 3 |
| Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record | 3 |
| South Kensington, GB | 3 |
| Decorah, US | 3 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 3 |
| University of Turinlocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Guelphlocation not on record | 2 |
| neflocation not on record | 2 |
| Tallinn, EE | 2 |
| Banyoles, ES | 2 |
| Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record | 2 |
| IMEDEAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Colorado State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record | 1 |
| Private Collection of H. Haraldseidelocation not on record | 1 |
| Montgomery, US | 1 |
| Albuquerque, US | 1 |
| Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)location not on record | 1 |
| California Academy of Scienceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Los Angeles, US | 1 |
| Naturhistorisches Museum Wienlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Aphodius fimetarius was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.