Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Violet Crystalwort

Agabus godmanni compared with Riccia huebeneriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Violet Crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Agabus	Riccia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Riccia huebeneriana

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Violet Crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Violet Crystalwort
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.

Violet Crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal