Brown Diving Beetle vs forest cockroach

Agabus brunneus compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while forest cockroach is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Agabus	Ectobius
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and forest cockroach share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	forest cockroach
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.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden