Brown Diving Beetle vs Foxtail copperleaf

Agabus brunneus compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Acalypha
Species	Agabus brunneus	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, 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.