Trypocopris vernalis, (previously listed under the Geotrupes genus as Geotrupes vernalis) known sometimes by the common name spring dumbledor or spring dor beetle, is a type of dung beetle. The larva of Trypocopris vernalis feeds on dung of animals such as sheep (Ovis aries) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
No narrative description available 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 Trypocopris vernalis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens31
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections15
Countries9
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus14 specimens
ACGT
▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies
Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 97% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 17 variable positions, in barcode order
Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens.
Diversity (π)0.99%
Haplotypes7
BINs2
Most divergent pair2.4%
Europe
Closest relatives by DNA barcode
The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.
★ 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.
★COI-5P
animal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex
The complete instruction manualTrypocopris vernalis 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.
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.
TreeOfSex · invert — Angus RB (2011) Chromosomal investigation of eight species of Geotrupidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea). . Nouv Revue Ent 4: 291-301. ↗
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type13 333 records
Wild obs. + sensor12 384
Museum / vouchered892
Cultivated / captive8
Fossil28
Other21
Origin
Native234
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO26 676 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy72% within 1 km
≤100 m 4 323≤1 km 2 505≤10 km 2 382>10 km 221
9 431 georeferenced · 2 953 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor12 384
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.
Coordinate accuracy25% within 1 km
≤100 m 65≤1 km 124≤10 km 543>10 km 38
770 georeferenced · 122 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence892
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 8 records without
Open the mapnot free-living8
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions21 of 51 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Zürich, CH
91
Bern, CH
71
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
55
Tartu, EE
54
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
37
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
36
Helsinki, FI
36
Paro, BT
34
Trondheim, NO
30
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
26
NMOKlocation not on record
24
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
18
Fribourg, CH
16
WULS-DFPElocation not on record
12
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
11
Tilburg, NL
11
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
9
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
9
ZSMlocation not on record
9
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
7
NHMOlocation not on record
7
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
6
Nijmegen, NL
6
Ugentlocation not on record
5
UMUlocation not on record
5
Philadelphia, US
4
College Station, US
4
Kuopio, FI
4
Sion, CH
4
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
4
University of Turinlocation not on record
3
Geneva, CH
3
CBDClocation not on record
3
Copenhagen, DK
3
Dhaka, BD
3
South Kensington, GB
2
Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record
2
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
2
Fergusson College (Autonomous)location not on record
2
Tallinn, EE
2
NCMGlocation not on record
2
SFRAlocation not on record
2
MZLUlocation not on record
2
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
1
Vitoria, ES
1
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
University Park, US
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
Tromsø, NO
1
Naturalis Biodiversity Centerlocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
1
51 institutions · 684 of 892 vouchered records shown · 208 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA15 detections
Where the DNA of Trypocopris vernalis 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
Detections DNA found15
Studies independent surveys1
Countries5
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 15 detections have coordinates
Open the map5 countries0
Feld / WieseKüstePionierrasenWiese
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median11.8 °C 8.80–17.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.0 °C
Max temp (day)15.2 °C 13.0–21.1
Min temp (night)8.20 °C 3.90–16.1
Precipitation66.1 mm/mo 42.8–71.6
Air humidity61.1 % 57.0–63.7
Moisture balance-31.2 mm/mo -53.8–13.5
Vapour deficit599 Pa 470–811
Wind speed3.90 m/s 2.90–5.40
Cloud cover41.4 % 37.4–44.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 15 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
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.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility13 333 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI15 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics31 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
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