Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Giffard's Cyrtandra

Agabus godmanni compared with Cyrtandra giffardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Giffard's Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Agabus	Cyrtandra
Species	Agabus godmanni	Cyrtandra giffardii

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Giffard's Cyrtandra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Giffard's Cyrtandra
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.

Giffard's Cyrtandra

Habitat

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

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.