Brown Diving Beetle vs False Grass-poly

Agabus brunneus compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Agabus	Lythrum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	False Grass-poly
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.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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