Brown Diving Beetle vs Dodder Astragalus

Agabus brunneus compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dodder Astragalus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agabus	Astragalus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dodder Astragalus
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.

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

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

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.