Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed vs Brown Diving Beetle

Stuckenia filiformis compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Stuckenia	Agabus
Species	Stuckenia filiformis	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

The Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed (Stuckenia filiformis) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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