Azorean predacious diving beetle vs false pepperwort

Agabus godmanni compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Agabus	Marsilea
Species	Agabus godmanni	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.