Brown Diving Beetle vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Agabus brunneus compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Heteranthera
Species	Agabus brunneus	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
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.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.