Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Shining geranium

Agabus godmanni compared with Geranium lucidum

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Shining geranium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Shining geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Geranium
Species	Agabus godmanni	Geranium lucidum

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Shining geranium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Shining geranium
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.

Shining geranium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal