Brown Diving Beetle vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Agabus brunneus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Agabus	Nymphoides
Species	Agabus brunneus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.