Brown Diving Beetle vs Mediterranean pepperweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Lepidium hirtum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mediterranean pepperweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agabus	Lepidium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lepidium hirtum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean pepperweed

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mediterranean pepperweed
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.

Mediterranean pepperweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and 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.