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Cryptophagus corticinus

Status not recordedbeetles

Cryptophagus corticinus is a species in the family Cryptophagidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 3.01 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Cryptophagus corticinus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3.01 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is Cryptophagus corticinus?

CRYPTOPHAGUS CORTICINUS · LENGTH 3.01 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.01 mm, the recorded maximum length of the cryptophagus corticinus is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Cryptophagus corticinus live?

Not recorded

Is Cryptophagus corticinus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Cryptophagus corticinus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCryptophagidae
  6. genusCryptophagus
  7. SpeciesCryptophagus corticinus Thomson, 1863

Synonyms Cryptophagus depressulus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • kulosalasyöjäFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptophagus corticinus

Other species in the same genus Cryptophagus.

Cellar beetle

Cryptophagus cellaris

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Common questions

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How big is Cryptophagus corticinus?

An adult Cryptophagus corticinus measures 3.01 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is Cryptophagus corticinus?

Cryptophagus corticinus (Cryptophagus corticinus) belongs to the family Cryptophagidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptophagus corticinus (Cryptophagus corticinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-corticinus

MLA

“Cryptophagus corticinus (Cryptophagus corticinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-corticinus.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptophagus_corticinus_2026,
  title = {Cryptophagus corticinus (Cryptophagus corticinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-corticinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}