Brown Diving Beetle vs Chickenweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

  • Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Chickenweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Diving Beetle Chickenweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Dytiscidae Portulacaceae
Genus Agabus Portulaca
Species Agabus brunneus Portulaca quadrifida

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Diving Beetle Chickenweed
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.

Chickenweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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