Azorean predacious diving beetle vs large grimmia

Agabus godmanni compared with Grimmia elatior

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while large grimmia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	large grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Grimmia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Grimmia elatior

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

large grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	large grimmia
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.

large grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.