Brown Diving Beetle vs Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Agabus brunneus compared with Thera cognata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Chestnut-coloured Carpet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Chestnut-coloured Carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Geometridae
Genus	Agabus	Thera
Species	Agabus brunneus	Thera cognata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Chestnut-coloured Carpet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Chestnut-coloured Carpet
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.

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden