Brown Diving Beetle vs Crawford'S Oval Sedge

Agabus brunneus compared with Carex crawfordii

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Crawford'S Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Crawford'S Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agabus	Carex
Species	Agabus brunneus	Carex crawfordii

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Crawford'S Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Crawford'S Oval Sedge
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.

Crawford'S Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden