Brown Diving Beetle vs Mid-Atlantic skate

Agabus brunneus compared with Rajella kukujevi

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mid-Atlantic skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mid-Atlantic skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rajidae
Genus	Agabus	Rajella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Rajella kukujevi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Mid-Atlantic skate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mid-Atlantic skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mid-Atlantic skate
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.

Mid-Atlantic skate

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.