Azorean predacious diving beetle vs brown grimmia

Agabus godmanni compared with Grimmia elongata

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while brown grimmia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	brown grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Grimmia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Grimmia elongata

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

brown grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	brown grimmia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

brown grimmia

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

brown grimmia

The Brown Grimmia (Grimmia elongata) is a species in the genus Grimmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal