Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Western Pouncewort

Agabus godmanni compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Agabus	Lejeunea
Species	Agabus godmanni	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Western Pouncewort
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.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal