Brown Diving Beetle vs Hedge Barberry

Agabus brunneus compared with Berberis stenophylla

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Hedge Barberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Hedge Barberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Berberidaceae
Genus	Agabus	Berberis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Berberis stenophylla

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Hedge Barberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Hedge Barberry
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.

Hedge Barberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Ireland, and United Kingdom.

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.