Brown Diving Beetle vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Agabus brunneus compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Oak-Leaf Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Agabus	Hydrangea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hydrangea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
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.

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

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.