Brown Diving Beetle vs lesser marsh grasshopper

Agabus brunneus compared with Chorthippus albomarginatus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while lesser marsh grasshopper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	lesser marsh grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Acrididae
Genus	Agabus	Chorthippus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Chorthippus albomarginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and lesser marsh grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

lesser marsh grasshopper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	lesser marsh grasshopper
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.

lesser marsh grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden