Brown Diving Beetle vs Irish Spurge

Agabus brunneus compared with Euphorbia hyberna

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Irish Spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Irish Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Euphorbia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Euphorbia hyberna

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Irish Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Irish Spurge
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.

Irish Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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