# Amara ovata

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/amara-ovata  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

Amara ovata is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 41 countries, including Albania, Algeria and Armenia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 7 mm – 1 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland, human_modified |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 41 countries |

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 2 countries. Introduced: Canada, United States. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Carabidae
- genus: Amara
- species: *Amara ovata* (Fabricius, 1792)

Synonyms: *Amara adamantina*, *Amara aequatorialis*, *Amara audax*, *Amara aurichalcea*, *Amara bicolor*, *Amara brunnicornis*, *Amara brunnipes*, *Amara coerulescens*, *Amara cuprina*, *Amara detrita*, *Amara excepta*, *Amara fuscipes*, *Amara incisa*, *Amara kaulbacki*, *Amara melanochlora*, *Amara nigra*, *Amara nigroaenea*, *Amara picipes*, *Amara planata*, *Amara pratensis*, *Amara punctata*, *Amara quadrifoveolata*, *Amara rugosa*, *Amara sarsi*, *Amara similatoides*, *Amara tibialis*, *Amara tristis*, *Amara trivialis*, *Amara unipunctata*, *Amara versicolor*, *Amara viridis*, *Carabus ovatus*, *Carabus trivialis*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

## Common questions

### How big is Amara ovata?

An adult Amara ovata measures 7 mm – 1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does Amara ovata live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Amara ovata for 41 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is Amara ovata an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Amara ovata as introduced in 2 countries: Canada and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

### What kind of animal is Amara ovata?

Amara ovata (Amara ovata) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.

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