Brown Diving Beetle vs Forked Aster

Agabus brunneus compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Forked Aster
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	Eurybia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.