Brown Diving Beetle vs iron-grass

Agabus brunneus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Spermacoce
Species	Agabus brunneus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.