Brown Diving Beetle vs Dilated Scalewort

Agabus brunneus compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Frullania
Species	Agabus brunneus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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