Brown Diving Beetle vs Cretan Hard-grass

Agabus brunneus compared with Aegilops caudata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Cretan Hard-grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Cretan Hard-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Aegilops
Species	Agabus brunneus	Aegilops caudata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Cretan Hard-grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Cretan Hard-grass
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.

Cretan Hard-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Mexico.

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.