Alfalfa Weevil vs Brown Diving Beetle

Hypera postica compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa Weevil is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Weevil	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Curculionidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Hypera	Agabus
Species	Hypera postica	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa Weevil and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Weevil	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Alfalfa Weevil

The Alfalfa Weevil (Hypera postica) is a species in the genus Hypera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden