Brown Diving Beetle vs Corn speedwell

Agabus brunneus compared with Veronica arvensis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Corn speedwell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Corn speedwell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Agabus	Veronica
Species	Agabus brunneus	Veronica arvensis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Corn speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Corn speedwell
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.

Corn speedwell

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden