Brown Diving Beetle vs Downy Jumping Spider

Agabus brunneus compared with Attulus pubescens

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Downy Jumping Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Downy Jumping Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dytiscidae	Salticidae
Genus	Agabus	Attulus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Attulus pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Downy Jumping Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Downy Jumping Spider
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.

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden