Brown Diving Beetle vs Cottonwool Gall

Agabus brunneus compared with Andricus quercusramuli

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Cottonwool Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Cottonwool Gall
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	Cynipidae
Genus	Agabus	Andricus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Andricus quercusramuli

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Cottonwool Gall share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Cottonwool Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Cottonwool Gall
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.

Cottonwool Gall

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden