Brown Diving Beetle vs Diatom

Agabus brunneus compared with Coscinodiscus wailesii

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coscinodiscales (Coscinodiscales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Coscinodiscaceae
Genus	Agabus	Coscinodiscus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Coscinodiscus wailesii

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.