Brown Diving Beetle vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Agabus brunneus compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Mesoptychia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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.

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.