Brown Diving Beetle vs Floating Sundew

Agabus brunneus compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Agabus	Drosera
Species	Agabus brunneus	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Floating Sundew
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.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), 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