Brown Diving Beetle vs northern dead-nettle

Agabus brunneus compared with Lamium confertum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while northern dead-nettle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	northern dead-nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Lamium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lamium confertum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

northern dead-nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	northern dead-nettle
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.

northern dead-nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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