Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Monkey Apple

Agabus godmanni compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Monkey Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Agabus	Annona
Species	Agabus godmanni	Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Monkey Apple
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.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.