Brown Diving Beetle vs Flowering Currant

Agabus brunneus compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Agabus	Ribes
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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