vs Brown Diving Beetle

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Chordariaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Agabus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

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.