Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Himalayan Maple

Agabus godmanni compared with Acer oblongum

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Himalayan Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Himalayan Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Agabus	Acer
Species	Agabus godmanni	Acer oblongum

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Himalayan Maple
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.

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.

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.