Brown Diving Beetle vs intermediate polypody

Agabus brunneus compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Polypodium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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