Brown Diving Beetle vs Light Red Meranti

Agabus brunneus compared with Shorea smithiana

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Light Red Meranti is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Agabus	Shorea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Shorea smithiana

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.