Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Ferny Azolla

Agabus godmanni compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Azolla
Species	Agabus godmanni	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.