Brown Diving Beetle vs Mediterranean Restharrow

Agabus brunneus compared with Ononis mitissima

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mediterranean Restharrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mediterranean Restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agabus	Ononis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ononis mitissima

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mediterranean Restharrow
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 Restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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