Brown Diving Beetle vs Minute duckweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Araceae
Genus	Agabus	Lemna
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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