Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Vegetable fern

Agabus godmanni compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

  • Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azorean predacious diving beetle Vegetable fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Dytiscidae Athyriaceae
Genus Agabus Diplazium
Species Agabus godmanni Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azorean predacious diving beetle Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and 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.

Vegetable fern

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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