Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Brown Diving Beetle

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

  • Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-eyed Hooktail Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Gomphidae Dytiscidae
Genus Onychogomphus Agabus
Species Onychogomphus uncatus Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-eyed Hooktail Brown Diving Beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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