Brown Diving Beetle vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Agabus brunneus compared with Lucilia illustris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Illustrious Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Agabus	Lucilia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lucilia illustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Illustrious Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden