Brown Diving Beetle vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Agabus brunneus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Dytiscidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Agabus	Hemiechinus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.