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Cryptophagus dorsalis

Status not recordedbeetles

Cryptophagus dorsalis is a species in the family Cryptophagidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.23 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Cryptophagus dorsalis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.23 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 dorsalis?

CRYPTOPHAGUS DORSALIS · LENGTH 2.23 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.23 mm, the recorded maximum length of the cryptophagus dorsalis is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Cryptophagus dorsalis live?

Not recorded

Is Cryptophagus dorsalis 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 dorsalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCryptophagidae
  6. genusCryptophagus
  7. SpeciesCryptophagus dorsalis C.R. Sahlberg, 1819

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptophagus dorsalis

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 dorsalis?

An adult Cryptophagus dorsalis measures 2.23 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is Cryptophagus dorsalis?

Cryptophagus dorsalis (Cryptophagus dorsalis) 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 dorsalis (Cryptophagus dorsalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-dorsalis

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{cryptophagus_dorsalis_2026,
  title = {Cryptophagus dorsalis (Cryptophagus dorsalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptophagus-dorsalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}