Azorean predacious diving beetle vs thick emarginula

Agabus godmanni compared with Emarginula crassa

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while thick emarginula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	thick emarginula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Agabus	Emarginula
Species	Agabus godmanni	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Azorean predacious diving beetle and thick emarginula share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

thick emarginula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	thick emarginula
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.

thick emarginula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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