Brown Diving Beetle vs Laurel Oak

Agabus brunneus compared with Quercus imbricaria

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Laurel Oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Laurel Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Agabus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Agabus brunneus	Quercus imbricaria

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Laurel Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Laurel Oak
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.

Laurel Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.