Brown Diving Beetle vs Cherry Fruit Fly

Agabus brunneus compared with Rhagoletis cingulata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Cherry Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Agabus	Rhagoletis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Rhagoletis cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Cherry Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Cherry Fruit Fly
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 Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 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.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden