Brown Diving Beetle vs Northern Raphia

Agabus brunneus compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agabus	Raphia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Raphia
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 Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.