arran brown vs Brown Diving Beetle

Erebia ligea compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Dytiscidae
Genus	Erebia	Agabus
Species	Erebia ligea	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arran brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

arran brown

arran brown (Erebia ligea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden