Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Dilated Scalewort

Agabus godmanni compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Frullania
Species	Agabus godmanni	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal