Beck Pocket-moss vs Brown Diving Beetle

Fissidens rufulus compared with Agabus brunneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck Pocket-moss	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fissidentaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Fissidens	Agabus
Species	Fissidens rufulus	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Beck Pocket-moss

EX — Extinct

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck Pocket-moss	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beck Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Beck Pocket-moss

The Beck Pocket-moss (Fissidens rufulus) is a species in the genus Fissidens. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.