Brown Diving Beetle vs Dooryard dock

Agabus brunneus compared with Rumex longifolius

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dooryard dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dooryard dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Agabus	Rumex
Species	Agabus brunneus	Rumex longifolius

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dooryard dock
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.

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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