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Philonthus rectangulus

Status not recordedbeetles

Philonthus rectangulus is a species in the family Staphylinidae, order Coleoptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Argentina, Chile and Indonesia.

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Quick facts about Philonthus rectangulus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Philonthus rectangulus live?

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.

Philonthus rectangulus is listed for 3 countries.

IndonesiaArgentinaChile
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Chile
  3. Indonesia

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Philonthus rectangulus as introduced in 10 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. Czechia
  3. Denmark
  4. Estonia
  5. France
  6. Poland
  7. Slovenia
  8. Sweden
  9. United Kingdom
  10. 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 Philonthus rectangulus 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 Philonthus rectangulus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyStaphylinidae
  6. genusPhilonthus
  7. SpeciesPhilonthus rectangulus Sharp, 1874

Synonyms Philonthus rectangulus, Philonthus retangulus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Philonthus rectangulus

Other species in the same genus Philonthus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Philonthus rectangulus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Philonthus rectangulus for 3 countries: Argentina, Chile and Indonesia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is Philonthus rectangulus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Philonthus rectangulus as introduced in 10 countries, including Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia and France, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Philonthus rectangulus?

Philonthus rectangulus (Philonthus rectangulus) 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). Philonthus rectangulus (Philonthus rectangulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philonthus-rectangulus

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“Philonthus rectangulus (Philonthus rectangulus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philonthus-rectangulus.

BibTeX
@misc{philonthus_rectangulus_2026,
  title = {Philonthus rectangulus (Philonthus rectangulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philonthus-rectangulus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}