Brown Diving Beetle vs Mountain Aster

Agabus brunneus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Oclemena
Species	Agabus brunneus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.