Brown Diving Beetle vs Dashed Slender Robberfly

Agabus brunneus compared with Leptogaster guttiventris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dashed Slender Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dashed Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asilidae
Genus	Agabus	Leptogaster
Species	Agabus brunneus	Leptogaster guttiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dashed Slender Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dashed Slender Robberfly
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.

Dashed Slender Robberfly

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