Brown Diving Beetle vs Eastern Mountain Avens

Agabus brunneus compared with Geum peckii

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Eastern Mountain Avens is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Eastern Mountain Avens
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agabus	Geum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Geum peckii

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mountain Avens

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Eastern Mountain Avens
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.

Eastern Mountain Avens

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.