Brown Diving Beetle vs dusky hook-tip

Agabus brunneus compared with Drepana curvatula

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while dusky hook-tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	dusky hook-tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Drepanidae
Genus	Agabus	Drepana
Species	Agabus brunneus	Drepana curvatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and dusky hook-tip share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

dusky hook-tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	dusky hook-tip
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.

dusky hook-tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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