Brown Diving Beetle vs Mournful Wasp

Agabus brunneus compared with Pemphredon lugubris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mournful Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mournful Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dytiscidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Agabus	Pemphredon
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pemphredon lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Mournful Wasp share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mournful Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mournful Wasp
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.

Mournful Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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