Azorean predacious diving beetle vs golden draba

Agabus godmanni compared with Draba aurea

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while golden draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	golden draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agabus	Draba
Species	Agabus godmanni	Draba aurea

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

golden draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	golden draba
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.

golden draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.