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title: "Gekorrelde veldloopkever"
description: "Carabus granulatus — Insecten en spinnen. Carabus granulatus, common name granulated ground beetle, is a species of beetle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/granulated-ground-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gekorrelde veldloopkever

> Carabus granulatus — Insecten en spinnen. Carabus granulatus, common name granulated ground beetle, is a species of beetle.

- Scientific name: *Carabus granulatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 10026
- Wikidata: [Q580176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q580176)
- iNaturalist taxon: [216086](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/216086)

## Names

- en: Granulated Ground Beetle
- de: Körniger Laufkäfer
- fr: Carabe granulé
- nl: Gekorrelde veldloopkever
- pl: Biegacz granulowany

## Countries with the most observations

CA (2256), RU (1408), DE (1156), DK (702), AT (645), PL (425), IT (353), GB (332), UA (316), US (294), CZ (292), LT (250)

## Summary

Carabus granulatus, common name granulated ground beetle, is a species of beetle. It is found across the Palearctic from Ireland  to the Russian Far East and has been introduced to North America. It is widespread in Europe. C.  granulatus lives in fields, prairies, taiga and in forests. Also along river margins, in fens, lakeshores, and upland peat. It is occasional in gardens.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabus_granulatus

## Photo

![Gekorrelde veldloopkever](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/granulated-ground-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francesco Cecere · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5922680

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/granulated-ground-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).