Brown Diving Beetle vs Duckweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Araceae
Genus	Agabus	Lemna
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Duckweed
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.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.