Brown Diving Beetle vs Onionweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Onionweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Agabus	Asphodelus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Onionweed
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.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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