Brown Diving Beetle vs Fetid Toadshade

Agabus brunneus compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Fetid Toadshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Fetid Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Trillium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Trillium foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Fetid Toadshade
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.

Fetid Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.