Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Light Bossé

Agabus godmanni compared with Leplaea cedrata

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Light Bossé is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Light Bossé
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Agabus	Leplaea
Species	Agabus godmanni	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Light Bossé
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.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.