Brown Diving Beetle vs Mat Spiderhead

Agabus brunneus compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Agabus	Serruria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mat Spiderhead
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.

Mat Spiderhead

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.