Brown Diving Beetle vs Fly marsh elder

Agabus brunneus compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Fly marsh elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Fly marsh elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Iva
Species	Agabus brunneus	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Fly marsh elder
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.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

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.