Brown Diving Beetle vs Northern Dropseed

Agabus brunneus compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Northern Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Sporobolus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Dropseed
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 Dropseed

Habitat

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

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.