Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Flat Wrack

Agabus godmanni compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Agabus	Fucus
Species	Agabus godmanni	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 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