Brown Diving Beetle vs Levantine Skipper

Agabus brunneus compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Levantine Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Agabus	Thymelicus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Thymelicus hyrax

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Levantine Skipper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Levantine Skipper
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.

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

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.