Brown Diving Beetle vs Large Fox Sedge

Agabus brunneus compared with Carex annectens

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Large Fox Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Large Fox Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agabus	Carex
Species	Agabus brunneus	Carex annectens

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Large Fox Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Large Fox Sedge
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.

Large Fox Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, 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.