Brown Diving Beetle vs Oily Pectis

Agabus brunneus compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Pectis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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

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.