Brown Diving Beetle vs Dingy Dowd

Agabus brunneus compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dingy Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Agabus	Blastobasis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dingy Dowd share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dingy Dowd
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.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium