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Small dark olive

Baetis scambus Eaton, 1870

Status not recordedinsects

The small dark olive (Baetis scambus) is a species in the family Baetidae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about the small dark olive

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
Not recorded

Where does the small dark olive live?

Not recorded

Is the small dark olive 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 the small dark olive classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyBaetidae
  6. genusBaetis
  7. SpeciesBaetis scambus Eaton, 1870

Synonyms Baetis hispanus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • outosurviainenFinnish
  • hvitflekket smådøgnflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kleine bruinoogDutch
  • outosukeltajasurviainenFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small dark olive

Other species in the same genus Baetis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the small dark olive?

The small dark olive (Baetis scambus) belongs to the family Baetidae in the order Ephemeroptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Small dark olive (Baetis scambus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-dark-olive

MLA

“Small dark olive (Baetis scambus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-dark-olive.

BibTeX
@misc{small_dark_olive_2026,
  title = {Small dark olive (Baetis scambus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-dark-olive},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}