Brown Diving Beetle vs Mountain Sedge

Agabus brunneus compared with Carex montana

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mountain Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mountain Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agabus	Carex
Species	Agabus brunneus	Carex montana

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mountain Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mountain Sedge
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 Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.