Brown Diving Beetle vs Eastern Sowbread

Agabus brunneus compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Eastern Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Agabus	Cyclamen
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cyclamen coum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Eastern Sowbread
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 Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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