Brown Diving Beetle vs Lesser Star-thistle

Agabus brunneus compared with Centaurea diluta

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Lesser Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Centaurea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Lesser Star-thistle
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 Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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