Brown Diving Beetle vs Dusted Flat-body

Agabus brunneus compared with Agonopterix assimilella

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dusted Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dusted Flat-body
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	Depressariidae
Genus	Agabus	Agonopterix
Species	Agabus brunneus	Agonopterix assimilella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dusted Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dusted Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dusted Flat-body
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.

Dusted Flat-body

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