Brown Diving Beetle vs Hill Turmeric

Agabus brunneus compared with Curcuma pseudomontana

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Hill Turmeric is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Hill Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Agabus	Curcuma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Curcuma pseudomontana

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Hill Turmeric

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Hill Turmeric
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.

Hill Turmeric

Habitat

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

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.