Brown Diving Beetle vs Larkspur

Agabus brunneus compared with Delphinium iris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Larkspur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Larkspur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agabus	Delphinium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Delphinium iris

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Larkspur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Larkspur
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.

Larkspur

Habitat

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

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.