Brown Diving Beetle vs Coppery Thorntail

Agabus brunneus compared with Discosura letitiae

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Coppery Thorntail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dytiscidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Agabus	Discosura
Species	Agabus brunneus	Discosura letitiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Coppery Thorntail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Coppery Thorntail
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.

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.