Brown Diving Beetle vs delicate germanderwort

Agabus brunneus compared with Riccardia multifida

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while delicate germanderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	delicate germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Agabus	Riccardia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Riccardia multifida

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	delicate germanderwort
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.

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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