Brown Diving Beetle vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Agabus brunneus compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Devil'S Paintbrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Pilosella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Devil'S Paintbrush
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.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 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.