Brown Diving Beetle vs Florida Keys nut-rush

Agabus brunneus compared with Scleria lithosperma

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Florida Keys nut-rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Florida Keys nut-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agabus	Scleria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Scleria lithosperma

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Florida Keys nut-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Florida Keys nut-rush
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.

Florida Keys nut-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan.

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.