Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Elephant Apple

Agabus godmanni compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Dillenia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, 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.