Brown Diving Beetle vs Dot-tailed Whiteface

Agabus brunneus compared with Leucorrhinia intacta

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dot-tailed Whiteface is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dot-tailed Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dytiscidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Agabus	Leucorrhinia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Leucorrhinia intacta

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dot-tailed Whiteface share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dot-tailed Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dot-tailed Whiteface
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.

Dot-tailed Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.