Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Narrow swordfern

Agabus godmanni compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Agabus	Nephrolepis
Species	Agabus godmanni	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.