Bearded Iris vs Brown Diving Beetle

Iris germanica compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Bearded Iris is Not Evaluated while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Iris	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Iris	Agabus
Species	Iris germanica	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bearded Iris and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Bearded Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Iris	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Iris

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Bearded Iris

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden