Brown Diving Beetle vs Hog Plum

Agabus brunneus compared with Prunus hortulana

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Hog Plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agabus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agabus brunneus	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Hog Plum
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.

Hog Plum

Habitat

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

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.