Brown Diving Beetle vs Creeping Spikemoss

Agabus brunneus compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Agabus	Selaginella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Creeping Spikemoss
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.

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and 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.