# Lesser searcher (*Calosoma inquisitor*)

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

The lesser searcher (Calosoma inquisitor) is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.2 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 31 countries, including Albania, Armenia and Austria.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 1.6 cm – 2.2 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 31 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Carabidae
- genus: Calosoma
- species: *Calosoma inquisitor* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Carabus inquisitor*

## 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, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

## Common questions

### How big is the lesser searcher?

An adult lesser searcher measures 1.6 cm – 2.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the lesser searcher live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the lesser searcher for 31 countries, including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belgium. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the lesser searcher?

The lesser searcher (Calosoma inquisitor) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

Cite as: Lesser searcher (Calosoma inquisitor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-searcher