Brown Diving Beetle vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Agabus brunneus compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dytiscidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Agabus	Brachytarsomys
Species	Agabus brunneus	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.