Brown Diving Beetle vs Ledge Grass

Agabus brunneus compared with Poa hothamensis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Ledge Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Ledge Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Poa
Species	Agabus brunneus	Poa hothamensis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Ledge Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Ledge Grass
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.

Ledge Grass

Habitat

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

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.