Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Northern Raphia

Agabus godmanni compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agabus	Raphia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.