Brown Diving Beetle vs Longawn Muhly

Agabus brunneus compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Longawn Muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Longawn Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Longawn Muhly
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.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.