Mellet's downy-back vs Ophonus diffinis
Ophonus diffinis is longer: 1.4 cm against 8 mm for the mellet's downy-back, about 75% longer.
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What is the difference between a mellet's downy-back and Ophonus diffinis?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Ophonus diffinis is longer: 1.4 cm against 8 mm for the mellet's downy-back, about 75% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Ophonus, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 16 of the same countries (the mellet's downy-back for 23 in total, Ophonus diffinis for 20). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Mellet's downy-back | Ophonus diffinis | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ophonus melletii | Ophonus diffinis |
| Family | Carabidae | Carabidae |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | 5 mm – 8 mm | 8 mm – 1.4 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | flowers |
| Habitat | freshwater, grassland, human_modified | rocky |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 23 | 20 |
Which is bigger?
Full record: Mellet's downy-backFull record: Ophonus diffinisCompare other animals