Azorean predacious diving beetle vs

Agabus godmanni compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Dytiscidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Agabus	Stephanoeca
Species	Agabus godmanni	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.