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Omalium rivulare

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Omalium rivulare is a species in the family Staphylinidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 3 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Omalium rivulare

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
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 Omalium rivulare?

OMALIUM RIVULARE · LENGTH 3 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3 mm, the recorded maximum length of the omalium rivulare is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Omalium rivulare live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Omalium rivulare as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Omalium rivulare 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 Omalium rivulare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyStaphylinidae
  6. genusOmalium
  7. SpeciesOmalium rivulare (Paykull, 1789)

Synonyms Anthobium piceum, Omalium foraminosum, Omalium incisum, Omalium kabakovi, Omalium nitidicolle, Omalium obscuricorne, Omalium porosum, Staphylinus cursor, Staphylinus rivulare

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Gemeiner KurzflüglerGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Omalium rivulare

Other species in the same genus Omalium.

CompareOmalium rivulare vs Omalium acutangulumOmalium rivulare vs Omalium agresteOmalium rivulare vs Omalium algarumOmalium rivulare vs Omalium alienum

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Omalium rivulare?

An adult Omalium rivulare measures 3 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is Omalium rivulare an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Omalium rivulare as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Omalium rivulare?

Omalium rivulare (Omalium rivulare) belongs to the family Staphylinidae 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). Omalium rivulare (Omalium rivulare). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/omalium-rivulare

MLA

“Omalium rivulare (Omalium rivulare).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/omalium-rivulare.

BibTeX
@misc{omalium_rivulare_2026,
  title = {Omalium rivulare (Omalium rivulare)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/omalium-rivulare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}