Brown Diving Beetle vs Lined flat bark beetle

Agabus brunneus compared with Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Lined flat bark beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Lined flat bark beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dytiscidae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Agabus	Cryptolestes
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Lined flat bark beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Lined flat bark beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Lined flat bark beetle
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.

Lined flat bark beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (Canada, 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