Assyrian plum vs Brown Diving Beetle

Cordia myxa compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Assyrian plum is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assyrian plum	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cordiaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Cordia	Agabus
Species	Cordia myxa	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Assyrian plum

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assyrian plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (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.

Assyrian plum

The Assyrian plum (Cordia myxa) is a species in the genus Cordia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic rea. Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (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.