What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Hygrotus inaequalis been recorded?

Hygrotus inaequalis occurrence evidence comes from 9,804 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.

InsectaColeopteraDytiscidaeHygrotus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

9,804 records across 20 countries and territories, 1839–2026.

Hygrotus inaequalis · GBIF taxon key 4469957

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18392026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Hygrotus inaequalis has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Hygrotus inaequalis. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United Kingdom 5,413
Netherlands 2,495
Sweden 975
Ireland 345
Spain 257
Luxembourg 83
Austria 72
Germany 41
Portugal 24
Switzerland 23
Isle of Man 22
Belgium 17
Italy 13
Denmark 12
France 6
United States 2
Belarus 1
Canada 1
Latvia 1
Russia 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.