Brown Diving Beetle vs Flat Wrack

Agabus brunneus compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Agabus	Fucus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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