Brown Diving Beetle vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Agabus brunneus compared with Bombus perplexus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Agabus	Bombus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Confusing Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Confusing Bumble Bee
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.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.