Azorean predacious diving beetle vs thatch palm

Agabus godmanni compared with Coccothrinax crinita

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while thatch palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	thatch palm
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	Coccothrinax
Species	Agabus godmanni	Coccothrinax crinita

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

thatch palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	thatch palm
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.

thatch palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.