Brown Diving Beetle vs Cat flea

Agabus brunneus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Agabus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden