Brown Diving Beetle vs Cherry-eye Sprite

Agabus brunneus compared with Pseudagrion sublacteum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Cherry-eye Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Cherry-eye Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dytiscidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Agabus	Pseudagrion
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pseudagrion sublacteum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Cherry-eye Sprite share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Cherry-eye Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Cherry-eye Sprite
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.

Cherry-eye Sprite

Habitat

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.

Cherry-eye Sprite

The Cherry-eye Sprite (Pseudagrion sublacteum) is a species in the genus Pseudagrion. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.