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Water Measurer

Hydrometra stagnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The water measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) is a species in the family Hydrometridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the water measurer

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
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Where does the water measurer live?

Not recorded

Is the water measurer 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 water measurer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyHydrometridae
  6. genusHydrometra
  7. SpeciesHydrometra stagnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex stagnorum, Hydrometra eremobia, Limnobates stagnorum

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Common water MeasurerEnglish
  • AgullaCatalan
  • vodoměrka štíhláCzech
  • SkrædderDanish
  • StelzfußGerman
  • Chinche acuáticoSpanish
  • HydromètreFrench
  • מודד-מים שכיחHebrew
  • Obična skakalicaCroatian
  • vízmérő poloskaHungarian
  • idrometraItalian
  • Didžioji VandenmatėLithuanian
  • storskredderNorwegian Bokmål
  • VijverloperDutch
  • Poślizg wysmukłyPolish
  • Contador-de-águaPortuguese
  • Водомерка обыкновеннаяRussian
  • vodomerka štíhlaSlovak
  • stor vattenmätareSwedish
  • Almindelig nåletægeDanish
  • LanghoveddamtægeDanish
  • Gemeiner TeichläuferGerman
  • WasserreiterGerman
  • Hydromètre des étangsFrench
  • Hydromètre stagnantFrench
  • Gewone vijverloperDutch
  • vodomerka obyčajnáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the water measurer

Other species in the same genus Hydrometra.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the water measurer?

The water measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) belongs to the family Hydrometridae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/water-measurer

MLA

“Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/water-measurer.

BibTeX
@misc{water_measurer_2026,
  title = {Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/water-measurer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}