Brown Diving Beetle vs herb-paris

Agabus brunneus compared with Paris quadrifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while herb-paris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	herb-paris
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Paris
Species	Agabus brunneus	Paris quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

herb-paris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	herb-paris
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.

herb-paris

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden