Brown Diving Beetle vs Leafless Ballart

Agabus brunneus compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Leafless Ballart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Agabus	Exocarpos
Species	Agabus brunneus	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

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.