Brown Diving Beetle vs Dew-Thread

Agabus brunneus compared with Drosera filiformis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dew-Thread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Agabus	Drosera
Species	Agabus brunneus	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dew-Thread
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.

Dew-Thread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.