Brown Diving Beetle vs Lagos-rubber

Agabus brunneus compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agabus	Funtumia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.