Brown Diving Beetle vs field forklet moss

Agabus brunneus compared with Dicranella staphylina

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while field forklet moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	field forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Agabus	Dicranella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Dicranella staphylina

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

field forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	field forklet moss
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.

field forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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